Following 4 years of work, Mekorot launches the world’s rarest water project, the pumping of desalinated water from the Mediterranean to the Sea of Galilee. The project will help to maintain the ecological balance of Israel’s only freshwater lake, the ability to serve the needs of the agriculture industries, as well as Israel’s committed delivery of fresh water to Jordan.
By Noa Fisher
Israel’s national water management company, Mekorot, along with the Israeli Water Authority will lead the project to create a system to transfer water from the Mediterranean Sea, desalinate it and pump it into Israel’s only freshwater lake. Continue Reading »