Israel Ministry of the Environment - Quality of Water Sources

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Quality of Water Sources
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Updated: 18/05/2003

Israel’s current water crisis is the result of both natural conditions (climate, geography and hydrology) and human activity. Natural constraints are exacerbated by anthropogenic impacts. Overpumping from aquifers to meet growing demands has led to the infiltration of seawater and salinity, impoundment of springs has dried up perennial and ephemeral streams, and domestic, industrial and agricultural practices have contaminated water sources. The quality of the country’s main water sources has been increasingly endangered by pollutant discharges from different sectors.

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		Groundwater Quantity and Quality: 2001 - Israel Environment Bulletin, Summer 2002, Vol. 25/3
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	Coastal Aquifer
	Yarkon-Taninim (Mountain) Aquifer
	Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee)
	Drinking Water Quality

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