HUBUNGAN PENGAMBILAN AIR PADA MATA AIR BEJI DESA DI DESA BAHA DENGAN KEBERADAAN SUBAK BULAN PASEDAHAN YEH SUNGI KECAMATAN MENGWI KABUPATEN BADUNG

Abstract

ago. This traditional organization is socio-religious in nature based on the high spirit of cooperative
work. It is very effective in support of the development of agriculture in Bali and it serves as an inheritance
of highly noble value so that it deserves to be conserved. Development in globalization and modernization
era indeed starts to push the subak culture either interms of pelemahan, pawongan, and parhyangan. Subak
Bulan pesedahan of Yeh Sungi Mengwi District Badung Regency whose irrigation water quite depends upon
water source has been disturbed since some of the beji water source of Baha village has been taken by other
user.
This study aims to know the impact of the taking of water from beji water source of Baha village
against the availability of irrigation water for Subak Bulan, the perception of subak members for the taking
of the water and what is the relationship of the change of use of rice field in the Subak Bulan area with the
taking of water in the water source. The method employed is descriptive and corational method. Data
collecting by means of field observation in every water source and intake, interview with respondents using
questionnaire for 48 respondents out of 303 Subak Bulan members.
The findings show that the availability of irrigation water for Subak Bulan has its source from water
source and some of the water coming from the technical irrigation of Yeh Sungi quite fluctuates caused by
the change of season and the water debit from the upstream irrigation water because the location of Subak
Bulan is in the most downstream part of the irrigation network of Yeh Sungi. The availability of irrigation
water in each block (munduk) is not optimal. The perception of Subak Bulan to the taking of beji source
water of Baha village is that most of the villagers know this and they feel this is disadvantageous to them.
There has been a change of land use in the area of Subak Baha as a result of water availability, economic,
and social factor from 2000 to 2005 covering the area of 5.25 ha. The relationship between the change of
land use in Subak Baha and the taking of water in beji water source of Baha village shows negative
correlation which is very significant at
- 0.8875 caused by a number of factors among others being the time period for taking the water, opening of
new roads, lack of water, land opening for settlement.
It can be concluded that there is a lack in the availability of irrigation water of Subak Baha
inequitably and it fluctuates as a result of the change of season. There is a need for replanning of blocks of
rice fields that need to be irrigated so that the source water of Subak Bulan and the interest of Baha village
are not dissatisfied therefore the source water should be well and fairly managed and preserved. The role of
the government is also hoped in such a way that it serves as a mediator and makes regulations related to the
management of the water resources available within the area of Subak Bulan.