<span><em>Damage to irrigation areas in Indonesia covering an area of 0.37 million hectares for severe damage and </em><span><em>an area of 1.25 million hectares for moderate and mild damage, has an impact on Indonesia's ability in </em><span><em>rice production; rice imports were almost half a century, and only the adequacy of rice was 2 X, i.e. 1984 </em><span><em>and 2009. This was due to low irrigation services which resulted in less optimal carrying capacity of food </em><span><em>security. The deterioration in the function of irrigation services can be grouped into 5 causes of low </em><span><em>irrigation pillars, namely: vulnerability of water sources, lack of irrigation infrastructure, low irrigation</em><br /><span><em>water management, weak management institutions, and low human resources. The cause will be eliminated </em><span><em>by the irrigation modernization program by working on these five pillars. One of the pillars in the </em><span><em>modernization of irrigation that needs to be improved is the irrigation management system. The purpose of</em><br /><span><em>this paper is to contribute ideas in improving the irrigation management system in Indonesia. The author </em><span><em>has conducted observations and research on several irrigation areas, both the authority of the Central, </em><span><em>Provincial and District Governments, especially visits to DI Wadaslintang, Central Java and DI </em><span><em>Bondoyudo, East Java concerning irrigation water management systems. What stands out is the low level </em><span><em>of irrigation services due to the inefficient irrigation water management system in Indonesia, in addition to </em><span><em>the nature of service-based provision and not service-oriented based on farmers' needs. Identification was</em><span><em>carried out on the DI to find out the reasons for the low irrigation water management system, namely: </em><span><em>orientation to water supply, calculation of irrigation requirements, water allocation method, irrigation</em><br /><span><em>water distribution schedule, irrigation water loss, irrigation operational steps, irrigation water </em><span><em>productivity measurement This study analyzes the factors causing the low irrigation water management </em><span><em>system while making a formula for the improvement proposal in the form of 7 steps.</em></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></span>