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Editorial 6 years ago
Watershed water law
After four years of not having an up-to-date water law, the House of Representatives passed on Tuesday a law on water resources that is meant to prioritize public access to Indonesia’s fresh water as mandated by the famous Article 33 of the 1945 Constitution, which reads, “the land, the waters and the natural resources within shall be under the powers of the state and shall be used to the greatest benefit of the people”.
Business 6 years ago
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House accommodates business aspirations in new water law
The law would require the private sector to allocate a certain amount of funds for water conservation, which would be stipulated separately in a derivative government regulation (PP) on Fund for Water Resources Management Services (BPJSDA) to be issued later. It would also require the commercial use of domestic water resources to get approval from stakeholders in the surrounding area, according to Article 51
