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Mekorot
Mekorot (Hebrew: מקורות) (lit. "Sources") is the national water company of Israel and the country's top agency for water management.[1]
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History
Mekorot was founded in 1937. It supplies 90% of Israel's drinking water and 80% of its water supplies. The company runs 3,000 installations throughout the country for water supply, water quality, infrastructure, sewage purification, desalination, rain enhancement, etc. Mekorot oversees operations of 800 pumping stations, 1,200 wells, 2,400 pumps, 10,500 km of large-diameter pipes, 750 concrete and steel reservoirs and 90 large earth reservoirs.[2]
National water carrier
Mekorot's National Water Carrier, known in Hebrew as Hamovil ha'artzi, runs from Lake Kinneret in the north to the Negev Desert in the south. The system has been expanded to pipe water from desalination plants on the Mediterranean coast.[3]
Water tariffs
Water tariffs are set by the Ministry of National Infrastructure and Ministry of Finance, and approved by the Knesset Finance Committee. Tariffs are updated from time to time according to changes in the Consumer Price Index, electricity rates and the average wage index.[4] The rates vary according to use: domestic, consumption and services, industry and agriculture. Rates for industrial and agricultural use are lower than those for domestic consumption and services.[5] The bulk water tariff is the same throughout the country, regardless of the difference in supply costs.[6]
Water filtering
In 2008, Mekorot established a central water filtering plant for water pumped from Lake Kinneret. The company also improved quality control. As a result, water quality has improved and less chlorine is being added as a disinfecting agent.[7]
Global presence
Mekorot signed a memorandum of understanding with India-based Jain Irrigation Systems in 2008. The two companies agreed to cooperate in exploring the potential for projects in the areas of desalination, water resource management, and wastewater treatment and reclamation relating to urban infrastructure in India.[8][9]
The government of Cyprus signed an agreement with a consortium consisting of Mekorot Development and Enterprise Ltd and a Cypriot company in 2009 for construction of a desalination plant in Limassol.[10] The Limassol agreement was followed by an agreement to construct a second desalination plant in Larnaca, bringing the projected combined output of the two plants to 40% of Cyprus' drinking water.[11]
Mekorot signed an agreement with Uganda's National Water and Sewerage Corporation in 2011. According to the agreement, the Ugandan government will allocate tens of millions of dollars toward the construction of dams and reservoirs at four locations in the country.[12]
A meeting between Mekorot officials and an Akron, Ohio delegation led by Don Plusquellic in 2012 led to an announcement that Mekorot would be opening its first U.S. office with Akron's Global Business Accelerator. The office will coordinate information exchange relating to water security, water technology and energy technology, with an ultimate objective of commercializing joint ventures, creating jobs, and developing the economy.[13]
See also
References
- ^ Israel's water is getting cleaner and people consuming less, Haaretz
- ^ Israel Industry Center for R&D, Mekorot Water Company, Ltd.
- ^ Israel Increases Rates to Pay for Desalinated Water, Circle of Blue Water News
- ^ Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "Israel's Water Economy - Thinking of future generations." 10 Aug 2002.
- ^ Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Israel's Water Economy - Thinking of future generations, 10 Aug 2002
- ^ EMWIS: Local Water Supply, Sanitation and Sewage – Country Report Israel, November 2005, p. 16, quoting the Ministry of Infrastructure
- ^ Israel's water is getting cleaner and people consuming less, Haaretz
- ^ "Jain Irrigation signs MoU with Mekorot". Business Standard (Mumbai). 13 February 2008. http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/jain-irrigation-signs-moumekorot/313617/. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ Satish, John (14 February 2008). "Jain ropes in Mekorot for big water play". Daily News and Analysis (Mumbai). http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report_jain-ropes-in-mekorot-for-big-water-play_1150780. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ Howarth, Nigel (11 August 2009). "Desalination plant at Episkopi". Cyprus Property News. http://www.news.cyprus-property-buyers.com/2009/08/11/desalination-plant-at-episkopi/id=002173. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ Barkat, Amiram (31 August 2011). "Hapoalim, EIB to fund Ashdod desalination plant". Globes. http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000678526&fid=1725. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ Barkat, Amiram (17 April 2011). "Mekorot to develop Ugandan water infrastructures". The Jerusalem Post. Globes. http://www.jpost.com/Business/Globes/Article.aspx?id=217039. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ Downing, Bob (24 February 2012). "Israeli water company to open first U.S. office in Akron". Akron Beacon Journal. http://www.ohio.com/news/local-news/israeli-water-company-to-open-first-u-s-office-in-akron-1.266769. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
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