Kalidadap Residents in Bantul Take Turns Siphoning Water from Wonosari Spring

Residents of Kalidadap I, Selopamioro, Imogiri, Bantul, are using hoses connected to the Wonosari Spring to siphon water during the dry season. They must siphon water more than once a day.

According to detikJogja’s observations on Wednesday (29/7/2026) at around 2 p.m. WIB, several residents, predominantly elderly, were seen taking turns checking whether their hoses were connected to the Wonosari Spring. They then began siphoning water using the hoses. Once the water flows, they leave the hoses in place. Residents say it takes about five minutes to siphon water with a hose. A very large number of hoses were observed installed at the Wonosari Spring, but residents can identify their own hoses because they are marked with strings of various colours.

Sagi, a resident of Kalidadap I, said siphoning water using hoses during the dry season has been a practice for a long time. He noted that only the Wonosari Spring does not dry up during the dry season. “This siphoning of water using hoses has been going on since the 1970s, and only during the dry season. That is why the number of hoses now reaches hundreds,” Sagi said when met by detikJogja in Kalidadap I, Selopamioro, Imogiri, Bantul, on Wednesday (29/7/2026).

Sagi explained that wells in his area are very scarce and dry up during the dry season. Moreover, there is no PDAM piped water supply in his area. “There is a government-funded borehole here, but it is broken. It is also difficult to dig wells because the ground underneath is very rocky. That is why residents make use of this Wonosari Spring,” he said. Sagi admitted to siphoning water using a hose several times a day. If he does not siphon the water, it will not flow to his house. “I go back and forth three times a day to siphon water using this hose, but it is fine because the water in the Wonosari Spring never dries up,” he said.

Another Kalidadap I resident, Lestari (30), shared a similar sentiment. Lestari said she had already siphoned water twice today at the Wonosari Spring. “I have siphoned water here twice already, but sometimes it can be up to three times. Residents usually siphon water in the morning and afternoon, because from the evening until night the water is used to irrigate the rice fields,” Lestari said. When she needs water at night, Lestari says she faces no problems, as she stores the water siphoned during the day in buckets. “If I need water at night, it is not a problem, because I have already collected water in buckets,” she said. Lestari uses the water from the Wonosari Spring for her daily needs, including bathing and drinking. “I also use the water from the Wonosari Spring for cooking,” she said. Lestari expressed her wish for PDAM piped water to reach her home so she would not have to go back and forth to the Wonosari Spring to siphon water.

Meanwhile, another Kalidadap I resident, Parinah (60), said she had siphoned water three times today at the Wonosari Spring because her family needed a lot of clean water. “I have siphoned water three times already because there are many people at home. The water is used for cooking and other things,” Parinah said. Parinah admitted she has never bought water by the tank, citing the high cost, and prefers to use the free water from the Wonosari Spring. “I have never bought water by the tank, it is expensive, hundreds of thousands of rupiah. It is better to use this water from the Wonosari Spring, it is free,” she said. Regarding how to distinguish her hose from hundreds of others, Parinah said it is easy because each hose is marked with a different coloured string. “It is easy to tell them apart, the hoses are tied with strings, like mine has a yellow string. Besides, I come here every day, so of course I have memorised it,” she said. Parinah hopes the government will provide a borehole for the residents of Kalidadap I so she no longer needs to walk just to siphon water using a hose. “I wish there was a borehole, so I would not need to go back and forth here, especially since I am old and my physical strength is declining,” she said.