The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/mekorot-water-company/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Mekorot water company | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/mekorot-water-company/ 32 32 Amid desalination woes, energy minister paints rosy picture of Israel’s water resilience https://www.timesofisrael.com/amid-desalination-woes-energy-minister-paints-rosy-picture-of-israels-water-resilience/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 17:58:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3892976 At press conference on ninth day of partial suspension of water processing stations, Eli Cohen says Israel has access to almost twice the drinking water needed for all households

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]]> New masterplan needed after desalination shutdown underlines dangers of tech overreliance https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-masterplan-needed-after-desalination-shutdown-underlines-dangers-of-tech-overreliance/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:41:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3889286 Experts blast complacency, urge reviving wells, natural buffers, and conservation to lower the 80% of drinking water that comes from coastal facilities

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]]> Facing drought, Israel to direct desalinated water to Sea of Galilee, in world first https://www.timesofisrael.com/facing-drought-israel-to-direct-desalinated-water-to-sea-of-galilee-in-world-first/ Wed, 08 Oct 2025 10:58:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3647396 With northern lake level below minimum for pumping, authorities will release just 10% of normal quantity into national water carrier, among other moves

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]]> In summer heat, East Jerusalem suburb receives water for only 12 hours a week https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-summer-heat-east-jerusalem-arab-suburb-receives-water-for-only-12-hours-a-week/ Mon, 19 Aug 2024 13:32:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3347949 Sprawling Kafr Aqab has seen its population skyrocket in recent years, but the infrastructure and the water supply have not kept up. Now residents demand answers

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]]> How Israel worked to renew Gaza’s water supply amid the war, with help from locals https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-israel-worked-to-renew-gazas-water-supply-amid-the-war-with-help-from-locals/ Wed, 05 Jun 2024 15:09:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3303046 Despite ministers' early bravado and international accusations, Jerusalem went to great lengths to fix enclave's 'screwed-up' infrastructure after October 7 damage, say officials

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]]> How Israel is preparing to keep lights and water running in event of a regional war https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-israel-is-preparing-to-keep-lights-and-water-running-in-event-of-a-regional-war/ Thu, 02 May 2024 08:01:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3280411 Electricity and water company officials outline steps taken to keep country supplied under a barrage of missiles, but concerns remain over damage from falling debris of intercepts

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]]> Israeli desalination, wastewater treatment becomes global model for water scarcity https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-desalination-wastewater-treatment-becomes-global-model-for-water-scarcity/ Thu, 10 Aug 2023 13:18:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3069105 Chief engineer of Eilat's water and sewage utility says all of the city's wastewater is treated, and 'transferred, to the last drop, to farmers,' who use it to water crops

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]]> Pioneering plan inaugurated to top up Sea of Galilee with desalinated water https://www.timesofisrael.com/pioneering-plan-inaugurated-to-top-up-sea-of-galilee-with-desalinated-water/ Wed, 28 Dec 2022 09:36:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2910534 In world first, water produced from the sea will be pumped into Israel's largest freshwater lake to maintain levels even in parched years

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]]> Sea of Galilee thriving, at near maximum capacity https://www.timesofisrael.com/sea-of-galilee-thriving-remains-close-to-maximum-capacity/ Thu, 15 Sep 2022 16:48:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2837347 Israel's largest freshwater lake currently sits over three meters above levels where water quality would decline and cause damage to the environment

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]]> Southern towns without clean water for second day after new pipe installed https://www.timesofisrael.com/southern-towns-without-clean-water-for-second-day-after-new-pipe-installed/ Thu, 08 Sep 2022 16:28:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2833085 'There was no warning,' says area resident as locals reportedly buy up six-packs of water bottles; Health Ministry says water in Netivot now OK 'for any use'

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]]> After Israel canceled Dead Sea Works’ water bill, NGO threatens appeal to High Court https://www.timesofisrael.com/ngo-says-it-will-petition-high-court-unless-state-charges-for-dead-sea-water/ Tue, 16 Aug 2022 17:59:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2819410 Environmental advocacy organization Adam Teva V'Din demands Justice Ministry reverse state's decision to exempt billionaire-owned mineral extraction firm from NIS 65M payment

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]]> Israel to be 1st in world to pipe desalinated water into a natural lake, the Galilee https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-to-be-1st-in-world-to-pipe-desalinated-water-into-a-natural-lake-the-galilee/ Tue, 28 Jun 2022 07:39:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2783571 Underground channel set to start operating in spring; Sea of Galilee expert says tests indicate more pros than cons, but full effect on ecosystems will only emerge with monitoring

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]]> Stilled life: Why did farmers flee a homestead in the Galilee 2,100 years ago? https://www.timesofisrael.com/stilled-life-why-did-farmers-flee-a-homestead-2100-years-ago-in-the-galilee/ Wed, 25 May 2022 07:10:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2769172 A salvage excavation uncovers a frozen scene of existential distress during the Hellenistic era and an earlier agricultural community from the Iron Age

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]]> A million homes at risk of collapse by earthquake — report https://www.timesofisrael.com/some-one-million-homes-at-risk-of-collapse-by-earthquake-report/ Mon, 24 Jan 2022 11:47:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2688828 Home Front Command and geological officials unsure whether two tremors felt in northern Israel earlier this week are isolated, or a prelude to a stronger event

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]]> TV: State wipes out NIS 65 million debt owed by billionaire for Dead Sea water https://www.timesofisrael.com/state-wipes-out-nis-65-million-debt-owed-by-billionaire-report/ Sun, 17 Oct 2021 21:38:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2633909 Justice Ministry reportedly backtracks from demand that the Idan Ofer-controlled Dead Sea Works factory pay for saltwater pumped from the receding lake

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