Desalination israel

Kinneret Lake replenished with desalinated water in world-first project

The initiative, known as the “Reverse Carrier,” mirrors the National Water Carrier inaugurated in 1994, which transported Kinneret water to the center and south of the country.

|ByPESACH BENSON/TPS, SVETA LISTRATOV/TPS
Desalinated water flows into Israel’s “reverse” water carrier. Photo by Itai Dodi,
A TAXI driver splashes water on himself to cool down during a heat wave in Tehran last summer. A 40% drop in rainfall over recent months, coupled with excessive water use, has fueled the crisis, says the writer.

Israel's water tech is the key to peace in the Middle East - opinion

Treated wastewater, brought to near drinking quality, along with drip irrigation covering three-quarters of its agriculture, has strengthened Israel’s position as a water power.

|ByFELICE FRIEDSON
An aerial view shows the pier of a plant of Mekorot, Israel’s national water company, located close to the national water carrier project, which in cases of emergency is able to pump desalinated water into the Sea of Galilee.

From to the sea to the lake: The problems with desalination in Israel

The seawater desalination plants have inherent problems which are sometimes under-evaluated and require careful consideration and solutions.

|ByANTHONY PAMM
Palestinians with animal-drawn carts collect water from a water desalination plant, amid water shortages, as the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in central Gaza Strip October 27, 2023.

Israel preparing to increase water supply for Gazans, sources say

An official said restoring power to the line that feeds the desalination plant was a crucial element in alleviating the water crisis in Gaza, but would not solve the issue.

|ByREUTERS

Israeli company launches in California Western Hemisphere's largest desalination plant

The IDE facility will produce some 190 million liters of water daily for the residents of southern California.

DECEMBER 15, 2015BySHARON UDASIN
The Claude "Bud" Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant in California

Climate change, Hitler and the Syrian civil war: how bleak is our future?

NOVEMBER 17, 2015ByBRIAN BLUM
The Jerusalem Post

KKL-JNF installs second Biofilter mechanism to trap runoff in Ramle

Developed by Israeli researcher Yaron Zinger at Monash University in Australia, successful tests of the Biofilter have been completed already in Kfar Saba in 2010.

MAY 24, 2015BySHARON UDASIN
biofilter inauguration in Ramla on Wednesday

When the rain comes

Desalination is great – but it’s taking away some of the magic that our winters once had

OCTOBER 23, 2014ByLAWRENCE RIFKIN
Desalination plant (illustrative photo)

Your business: Water – a growth industry for a stressed resource

Israel is a small nation surrounded by saltwater seas and deserts. Freshwater development is a consequence for their survival.

APRIL 27, 2014ByHAROLD GOLDMEIER
Transportable desalination system 370