Water authority israel
Gov't approves plan to boost desalinated water production using private companies
The overarching goal of the new plan is to enable the State of Israel to produce 2.3 billion cubic meters of desalinated water per year by 2050, and 2,75 billion cubic meters per year by 2075.
Israel’s freshwater balancing act: The Kinneret under strain
Lake Kinneret reaches dangerously low water levels as Israeli authorities decide to pump in water
Driest winter on record: Lake Kinneret sees rare February drop in water level
Israel, Jordan sign historic plan to save Dead Sea
The agreement, worth some $800 million, is the result of a memorandum of understanding signed among Israeli, Jordanian and Palestinian officials on December 9, 2013, in Washington.
Water prices to drop 10% in January
Infrastructure Minister Silvan Shalom vows to work for further reductions, but prices will still be double what they were in 2009.
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Bennett announces Water City for Israeli technologies in Shougang, China
Economy Ministry trade attaches in China have been working with Chinese authorities to incorporate Israeli technologies into the country’s expansive water network.
Scientists identify bacterial culture to treat polluted Kishon sediment
Scientists involved in project, which is part of the Kishon River rehabilitation program, had been facing difficulties cultivating a fitting bacterial culture due to high salinity of the waterway.
Water corporations to be forbidden from disconnecting in-debt customers
"Beginning in 2015, there will be no water disconnections in the State of Israel."
Water Authority investing NIS 385m. in sewage infrastructure, to enable housing construction
New sewage infrastructure will particularly serve housing units in the periphery.
Energy efficiency improvements have brought higher education NIS 1.7m. in savings
Projects included replacing air conditioners, upgrading lighting systems and installing cold accumulation systems.
Fluoridation to remain local option
Health Minister's decision against mandatory fluoridation was her first announced policy when she took office over a year ago.
Water Authority to invest NIS 100m. to revamp water infrastructure in Arava
For the first time Arava and Kikar Sdom residents will have a quality water supply equivalent to the rest of the country.
Responsibility for unstable water supply in east Jerusalem still unclear
Authorities have yet to clarify who will be responsible for restoring resource in the neighborhoods of Ras Hamis, Ras Shahada, Dahyat a-Salam and the Shuafat refugee camp.
