High Economic Value of Grojogan Sewu Water, Yet Low Public Awareness

Image: article cover, from Dyah et al. (2022), Jurnal Wasian, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

A research team from the Master's Programme in Environmental Science at the Postgraduate School of Diponegoro University has measured the economic value of water in Grojogan Sewu Nature Tourism Park (TWA), which has long been used by local residents for cooking and farming. The study, published in Jurnal Wasian in 2022, found that the economic value of domestic water use reaches IDR 238,565,600,000 per month and agricultural irrigation IDR 7,548,750 per year. According to the research, this value is high, although the community is unaware of it.

This low awareness is reflected in residents' willingness to pay for water use, which remains low at only IDR 7,687 per month for domestic water and IDR 6,818 per month for agricultural irrigation. Yet water from this conservation area is a daily source of life for communities around Grojogan Sewu.

The researchers argue that information about the economic value of water needs to be communicated to the public. The hope is that residents will increasingly appreciate and help preserve the TWA Grojogan Sewu area, because the water they use every day has an economic value far greater than they imagine.

Source and how to cite

This story is based on the research article Study of Economic Value of Water for Domestic and Agricultural Uses in Grojogan Sewu Nature Tourism Parkwater Conservation by Dyah Arum Kusumaningsih Dyah, Kanti Suraningsih Suraningsih, Dwi Sri Nuryanti Dwi, Arif Irawan Irawan, Marciano Borges Ximenes Marciano and Indah Susilowati Indah, published in Jurnal Wasian Vol. 9 No. 1 (2022). The full article is free to read on the Jurnal Wasian website.

Cite the original article (APA 7):

Dyah, D. A. K., Suraningsih, K. S., Dwi, D. S. N., Irawan, A. I., Marciano, M. B. X., & Indah, I. S. (2022). Study of Economic Value of Water for Domestic and Agricultural Uses in Grojogan Sewu Nature Tourism Parkwater Conservation. Jurnal Wasian, 9(1), 74–85. https://doi.org/10.62142/dq7kg764

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