Water in israel

Mekorot acquires wastewater facilities in Ashkelon and Netivot to support southern growth

Acting Mekorot CEO Danny Sofer, “A modern water sector does not end with water supply; it also includes treatment, reuse, and infrastructure management at the highest level."

Mekorot, announced that it is acquiring the municipal wastewater treatment plants serving Ashkelon and Netivot
Danny Sofer, acting CEO Mekorot

“Within 5 to 6 Years, all of Israel will be connected to a single water network”

Eshkol Reservoir

Mekorot reports strong core growth in 2025, but regulatory changes drive heavy net loss

Mekorot Acting CEO Danny Soffer

Mekorot Acting CEO Danny Soffer spoke at the Israel Economic Conference 2026


Grapevine: Kudos where kudos is due

When my latest water bill arrived, it was shockingly inflated – close to three times what I usually pay.

Letters

Florida city to alleviate water shortage with Israeli technology

Affordable device traps humid air on-demand.

Florida Water-Gen

Summertime, Water time

The Jerusalem Post

Government approves plan to overhaul east Jerusalem sewage, waste systems

Jerusalem residents suffer from some of the worst air pollution levels in the country.

Pools of waste water are seen at a sewage treatment plant in town of Safed in northern Israel

Ronald Lauder’s RWL Water to merge with Israeli firm Emefcy

The Caesarea-based Emefcy boasts an innovative sewage treatment technology.

Ronald Lauder

US Congress members lobby Trump on Israeli-Palestinian water issues

“In your effort to build peace between Israelis and Palestinians... we urge you to prioritize the issue of water,” the lawmakers wrote Trump in an official letter.

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men sort their cooking utensils at they dip them in boiling water to remove remains of leaven in preparation for the Jewish holiday of Passover, in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighbourhood April 9, 2017

Cross-border water pollution threatens Israeli security, watchdog says

EcoPeace: The state comptroller’s report presents “a scathing assessment of failure for more than two decades of Israeli government action and inaction.”

A Palestinian walks through a water pipe underneath the controversial Israeli barrier in al-Ram, on the edge of Jerusalem [File]

US Army disaster drill uses Israeli tech to extract water from air

The technology works on-demand by trapping humid air inside the device, then cleaning and drying the air and extracting the resultant clean water.

Water-Gen machines during US military drill

Israel - A regional water superpower

Israel is the world's leader in water reclamation with 87% of its wastewater undergoing purification and reuse for agriculture.

Israeli, Palestinian and Jordanian mayors and municipal representatives participate in an event in the lower Jordan River, to call on the two governments to rehabilitate the river

Visiting Central African Republic president looks for joint ventures

Rivlin said that Israel was always ready to assist in the development of African states, but that African states should be supportive of Israel in international forums like the UN in return.

President Reuven Rivlin