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.

General view of the Israeli largest desalination plant on the Mediterranean Sea, in Ashdod on . The facility is located in Ashkelon, not far from the northern border of the Gaza Strip. In the first phase of operation, it is meant to supply 100 million cubic meters of water a year.
An aerial view of the Kinneret. To the casual observer, the lake, also known as the Sea of Galilee, appears to be a rare environmental success story in an era of climate uncertainty.

Israel’s freshwater balancing act: The Kinneret under strain

Israelis enjoy at the Kinneret, the Sea of Galilee, in northern Israel, during the Sukkot holiday, on October 13, 2025.

Lake Kinneret reaches dangerously low water levels as Israeli authorities decide to pump in water

 The Ginosar shore.

Driest winter on record: Lake Kinneret sees rare February drop in water level


Water Authority launches plan to streamline water and sewage corporations

The program aims to significantly improve efficiency and follows a trend of doing so for the past few years.

Reflection in water

Water works

The water corporations are broadly unpopular, and with good reason.

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Jerusalem municipality says water is fine in all neighborhoods except for Abu Tor

Residents of Abu Tor are still being asked to boil their water; on Wednesday treated wastewater leaked into the capital's drinking water system.

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Water contamination in Jerusalem still not solved, Health Ministry warns

Residents of Baka, Abu Tor, Talpiot, Tsur Baher, Silwan, Ras el-Amud, the Old City, Mamilla and Morasha must boil their water until further notice.

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Israel Water Authority to minimize water disconnections for in debt customers

To date, tens of thousands of consumers every year are unable to pay their water bill, a majority of which live under the poverty line.

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