Transboundary water management By Natalia Rodriguez, Alex Perry, Molly Whalen Friday September 16th, 2022 Having visited a number of cultural sites and novel water facilities during our time in Israel, our last stop was EcoPeace Middle East, a nonprofit organization comprised of Israeli, Palestinian, and Jordanian environmentalists with the common goal of protecting shared water
Month: September 2022
Israel’s Sweet Water Resource, On the Verge of a Drought By Kayd Bhagat, Emilia McDougal, and Vianey Guadian The Sea of Galilee, also known as Lake Kinneret, is one of Israel’s most abundant sources of freshwater. At approximately 53 km (33 mi) in circumference, it is the largest freshwater lake in the country. It is
National Water Carrier By Shyam Chandra, Sara Bhaidani, Charis Lee On September 15th, 2022, our GET Israel trip visited Mekorot, Israel’s national water carrier company that supplies Israel with 90% of its drinking water. More specifically, we visited the national water carrier’s Eshkol and Sapir sites — the pumping and filtration facilities located on the
By Iphigenie Bera, Destiny Lara, Damien Koh Tze-In Introduction: On September 16th, 2022, the Israel GET group visited the Sorek Desalination Plant, the biggest desalination facility in Israel. This trip aimed to gain further insight into Israel‘s water problem and learn about the desalination process in detail. To open the discussion on Israel’s water situation,
Water Management and Water Issues By Peter Pinder and Nikhil Sriram Masada National Park and the Dead Sea Day six was filled with adventure for the group. After spending a restful night in a hostel in Masada, the group began the day with a tour of Masada National Park, spent some time at the Dead
By Aidan Ocampo and Hector Ontiveros Morales On Monday, September 12, we left Be’er Sheva, the capital of the Negev region early in the morning as our bus headed south towards Sde Boker. This Kibbutz served as the retirement and final resting place of Israel’s first prime minister, Ben Gurion. We visited his tomb as
Drip Water Irrigation in Israel By Shyam Chandra and Damien Koh On September 11th, 2022, the Israel GET group paid a visit to an Israeli community known as Kibbutz Hatzerim. There we learned about a local-born company called Netafim and their unique drip irrigation technology. A Kibbutz is a type of Israeli shared community with
Israel’s largest Wastewater Treatment and Water Reuse Facility By Molly Whalen and Kayd Bhagat For Wildcats, purple is the color for Northwestern pride. Here in central Israel at the Shafdan Wastewater Treatment Plant, purple represents the color of pipes that contain recycled wastewater. Today, the Trekkers ventured just outside of Tel Aviv to learn about
Aqueduct and ancient water supply and water management By Emilia McDougal, Alex Perry, Nikhil Sriram Today our group headed an hour north of Tel Aviv to visit Caesarea, a historic seaport and current national park bordering the Mediterranean Sea. Originally founded by Herod the Great around 20 BCE, the site has seen generations of inhabitants,
King Hezekiah water tunnel, Gihon spring, overall ancient city water supply By Destiny Lara, Charis Lee, Peter Pinder Our trip’s third day in Israel involved a tour of Jerusalem’s City of David where we immersed ourselves in the ancient beauty of the city while learning how two major factors (water and religion) impacted the human