The restored Hadera River Park. Photo: Ilan Malester
Taninim River Photo: Yishayahu Bar Or
Updated: 29/07/2008
Sixteen major rivers flow to the Mediterranean Sea and 15 to the Jordan River and to Lake Kinneret and the Dead Sea. As a result of industrial discharge, municipal sewage or overpumping, most have either dried up or become sewage conduits.
The Ministry of Environmental Protection has placed river restoration high on its list of priorities. To date, 30 local administrations for river restoration have been set up and tens of millions of dollars (150 million shekels) have been invested in restoring the country's ailing rivers. In parallel, new and upgraded wastewater treatment plants have helped stop the discharge of sewage into rivers and stringent enforcement against polluters has been carried out leading to hundreds of indictments against river polluters in recent years.
Files For Download:
Toward River Restoration - Israel Environment Bulletin, Spring 2000, Vol. 23/2
