Study of Drinking Water Supply System (SPAM) regulations after the enactment of Law Number 6 Year 2023 About Job Creation

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Abstract This study will outline the impacts of policy direction changes on the legal structure management of the Drinking Water Supply System (SPAM) and propose the regulatory concepts for the Drinking Water Supply System (SPAM) that should be implemented following the enforcement of Law Number 6 of 2023 concerning Job Creation. This research is a doctrinal legal study that focuses on examining the legal aspects of Water Supply and Sanitation for Rural and Urban Areas (SPAM) within the Job Creation Law, using a statutory approach and a conceptual approach. The legal materials required for this study include legal instruments and factual data regarding the regulation of SPAM management in the Job Creation Law, employing a triangulation method for the validity of the research materials. Research findings indicate that the policy of resentralisation of licensing in water resource management will lead to disharmony and inconsistency with the management of Drinking Water Supply Systems (SPAM) based on the concept of regional autonomy, which embodies the principle of State Control in the welfare state doctrine. When the direction of water resource management policy is not aligned with the spirit of decentralisation, it hinders the development of SPAM within the legal framework and management culture from a business entity perspective. Post the enactment of Law Number 6 of 2023, the management of water resources should be followed up with efforts to harmonise it with regulations concerning regional autonomy and technical rules related to the management of drinking water supply systems (SPAM). Considering that the concept of decentralisation embodies the fundamental principle of state control within the framework of a welfare state, the regulation of water resource management and SPAM following the implementation of the Job Creation Law must be designed in accordance with the decentralisation concept to meet the basic water needs relevant to regional characteristics.