Juridical Analysis of the Legal Consequences of Changes in Policies for Implementing Groundwater Usage Permits

Abstract

Groundwater is water found in layers of soil or rock beneath the surface. Indonesia's largest water supply comes from groundwater. The use of groundwater is a must for approval of groundwater, from governments for its conservation of water environments. But its policies are often subject to change, which of course would have legal consequences. So in this study, we're trying to analyze the legal consequences. The method of research employed in this study is normatif juridical, with descriptive specs analysis. The data used is secondary to qualitative data analysis. Research shows that the legal result of the change in policy of the provision of groundwater agreements is that specific agricultural activities outside irrigation systems are not part of the arrangement for groundwater use and the geology of the energy and mineral resources resources resources. This arrangement is carried out by governments in order to prevent the groundwater from being damaged and thus could be used continually. Damage to groundwater would inevitably have a negative effect on environments such as land subsidence and Marine intrusion.