Abstract: Muara Angke Fisheries Settlement Area, North Jakarta is a region that potential to experience water scarcity. This is caused by a limited water piped network and accompanied by poor groundwater quality due to seawater intrusion. In this situation, rainwater can be an alternative water source to meet household water needs. However, the implementation of Rainwater Harvesting System (RWHS) in hamlets 22, Muara Angke has not been a priority. Hence, this study aims to assess the acceptance of local residents on RWHS, their willingness to participate in implementing RWHS and the challenges on installing and maintaining RWHS. The study uses the Multi Dimensional Scaling (MDS) method with social, economic, and environmental dimensions. The social dimension consists of 3 indicators: social capital, education, and government support. The economic dimension consists of 3 indicators: income, maintenance cost, and saving. The environmental dimensions consists of 3 indicators: quality of rainwater, quantity of rainwater, and rainwater continuity. Data collection in this study involved 19 questionnaires which randomly selected and representing different groups of people like fisherman, builder, and housewife, followed by interviews with key person in hamlets 22, Forum Group Discussion with local government (head of Pluit area, head of hamlets 22 and all neighbourhood leader in hamlets 22 area). This study also analyze the  local people acceptance after  socialization the RWH program and benefit to local residents. Results showed that education, social capital, government support, income, maintenance costs, saving, and 3 aspects of rainwater were statistically significant in explaining local residents’s acceptance of RWHS in the study area. The acceptance rate of RWH after socialization were greater than before the socialization.