Central Java Provincial Government Promotes One Infiltration Well per Household to Protect Groundwater

Infiltration wells have been in place in Gertas Hamlet since 2019. Residents say they have benefited from the wells, particularly in helping to stabilise water flows.

Taj Yasin said the experience of people in Gertas could serve as an example for other areas in Central Java to develop water conservation initiatives at household level.

“We are starting in Gertas because the infiltration-well initiative has been in place here since 2019 and has already brought benefits,” Taj Yasin said in a written statement on Tuesday (27 October 2026).

He also pointed to an avocado tree near the site that continues to bear fruit. He said this was one indication of the benefits of efforts to maintain water availability in the area.

Through the ‘One House, One Infiltration Well’ initiative, Taj Yasin hopes to raise public awareness of environmental conservation. Building an infiltration well near the home is intended as a simple measure that residents can take together to support water conservation.

Isroudin, a resident of Gertas Hamlet, said he had benefited from the wells. Before they were built, the flow from the community’s borehole tended to be weak. After the infiltration wells were constructed, the water flow began to stabilise.

“Thank God, since the infiltration wells were built, the flow has started to stabilise. This is very helpful and beneficial to the people of Gertas Hamlet during this dry season,” Isroudin said.

There are currently five infiltration wells in the hamlet. They were built through community self-help, with assistance from the Semarang Regency Agriculture Office. Each well is about three metres deep.

However, the number of wells still needs to increase. Gertas has around 180 households across five neighbourhood units (RTs), while residents continue to depend on two boreholes, whose use is rotated.

According to Isroudin, each RT is allocated water for about two to three hours at a time. Residents therefore hope that more infiltration wells will be added to help safeguard water supplies and better meet community needs.

During the visit, Taj Yasin also held discussions with residents and farmer groups.