Abstract:

One crucial element that must consider the welfare of the community is access to water. In this case, access to water that is easily obtained by the community is one of the ideologies in Indonesia. Namely, social justice for all Indonesian people, it mainly applies to water rights in marginalized communities. In North Jakarta, especially in Penjaringan sub-district, people still have difficulty in accessing clean water. Due to the complexity of the problem from the start of land concessions to the elevation of an area. Consequently, it makes it difficult for the government to provide access to water in the form of piped water connections for the community. This research employs a qualitative approach through interviews and literature research. Interviews were conducted in early January 2020 to residents of Penjaringan, North Jakarta, while secondary data obtained from open access PALYJA (water company). The program found at the research location, for instance, is Master Meter. A program intended for people who have a Building Land Tax, so that de jure can get access to water at a low price per month. However, the facts found in the field between one village and another village have significant differences; between the cost of payment to the payment method and the installation of waterways. Hence, due to discrepancy, people still pay their obligations in order to get rights to water.