Ahead of the Cleantech 2008 conference, which will be held at the beginning of June in Kiryat Airport and where he will be one of the main guests, Ronan states that the development of additional water sources must continue - drilling in the eastern region, desalination of seawater and brackish water, and the recovery of wastewater * Secretary-General of the Farmers Unite, Yosta Blair, the farmers Contribute to savings and become more efficient
According to Ronan, "desalination is the ultimate solution, but not the only one." A number of accompanying steps must be taken in order to establish the water economy in Israel on solid and diverse foundations that are also suitable for years when there is no water shortage." "The lack of rainfall last winter and its distribution in space and time meant that the available water inflows into the Sea of Galilee were low. The current winter is the fourth in a row in which the available water inflows to the Sea of Galilee are lower than the multi-year average. In addition to this, the situation of mountain waters and coastal waters continues to be difficult. The year 2007 shows an increase in pumping compared to low recurring winter filling, which causes low levels compared to 2006."
The goal of the participants of the conference "The water crisis in Israel - a lever for growth" is to cause dramatic measures to be taken, which will combine saving measures and actions to increase the water supply. Israel's success in regulating the water sector is a lever for growth for the water industry, which currently exports about a billion dollars a year, when the world market potential is 400 billion dollars a year.
"From recent data from the national water company, Mekorot, we see that the total water consumption for all sectors in 2007 amounted to approximately 1,519 million m5.7, an increase of 70% compared to last year. Today "Mekorot" supplies about 80% of the water in Israel and about 100% of domestic consumption. The average household consumption ranges from 230-35 liters per person per day and includes water for drinking, flushing the toilet (35%), bathing and showering (20% of water consumption at home), cooking and washing dishes (5%), laundry (about 5%) and gardening ( XNUMX%).
"The water system is "on the brink", warns Mr. Ronan, "there may be an increase in negative effects of water quality as a result of being at low levels over time. In order to get out of the dangerous situation, consumption must be reduced in all possible ways: a broad public campaign to conserve water and increase the cuts, promoting the conversion of benign water to agriculture, expanding existing effluent plants, promoting the construction of facilities for desalination of brackish water and connecting private wells in the coastal waters to the national system.
In order for the water system to be able to maintain the existing water resources, the development of additional water sources must continue - drilling in the eastern region,
Desalination of sea water and brackish water and in the recovery of wastewater. This is the only way, it turns out, that we will be able to meet the growing demands: with the required quantity, reliability and quality of water."
The conference that will open is intended for heads of authorities in Israel, managers of water departments, managers of water treatment plants and desalination plants, "Mekorot" company employees, managers of water associations, water engineers and technicians, government officials, industrialists, entrepreneurs and investors, academics, sewage engineers, infrastructure contractors, Members of local planning and construction committees and more.
Yosta Blair, Secretary General of the Israel Farmers Association: The farmers have already paid their share
"All the talk about reducing water for agriculture is a fundamental rejection of the vision of agricultural settlement. Don't put the responsibility for the water crisis on the farmers", the words of Yosta Blair, Secretary General of the Israel Farmers Association, ahead of the big water conference that will be held as part of the clean technologies exhibition '2008' CleanTech that will be held on 3-4/06/08 at the "Avenue" conference center in Kiryat airport.
Eustace Blair reacts to the water crisis affecting our region and comes out with the cry "Don't put the responsibility for the water crisis on the farmers!" According to him, "in the last decade, agriculture has reduced the consumption of fresh water by more than 40%, despite increasing production by 35%." Agricultural output per cubic meter of water increased by 47%."
"Talks about reducing water for agriculture are a fundamental disqualification of the vision of agricultural settlement for its national value" - Israeli agriculture in the last decade has done quite a bit to alleviate the national water shortage: in 1996 the scale of agricultural production was 9.4 billion shekels, while in 2006 agricultural production amounted to NIS 12.7 billion (real growth of 35%). At the same time, the consumption of benign water in agriculture decreased by over 40% (from 892 million cubic meters to 519 million cubic meters). The place of the benign water was taken by the Shafdan water, the effluent water from other sources and the use of brackish water. Total water consumption was reduced by 15%.
"The water shortage is not a crisis in agriculture, nor is it a farmers' crisis. A national crisis has arisen here due to years of inaction on the part of the decision makers and those responsible for their implementation. The agricultural sector, for our pride, serves as a model for changing thinking and organizing for difficult times. Unfortunately, other sectors did not do so.
The attempt made by experts and others to put the national crisis on us, the backs of agriculture, is a mischievous attempt - which has no chance of improving the situation. We believe that the crisis is at the national level, and dealing with it must encompass all the citizens of the country and first and foremost the decision makers".
"2008CleanTech", the annual international conference and exhibition for environmental quality and water technologies, will be held for the 12th time, in the "Avenue" hall in Air Port City in preparation for International Environment Day. At the exhibition there will be a central conference that will deal with the short and long term steps that must be taken to get through the upcoming water crisis and prevent the next one. Among the speakers: Yosta Blair, Secretary General of the Israel Agricultural Association, Chairman of Mekorot Mr. Eli Ronan, Mr. Itai Pankas, Chairman of the Union of Dan Cities for Sewerage and Environmental Quality, Mr. Tsuki Deutsch, CEO of the Ramat Golan Cooperative Water Association, Director of the Authority The water, Prof. Uri Shani and more.
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Regional water desalination systems using solar energy have advantages
1. The possibility of transporting seawater to the desalination site in dedicated pipes
2. Low water price
3. If you build the system correctly, you don't need a very large area.
4. The distribution of the systems in different areas is an advantage because it saves one large area.
5. The output will be especially high in the summer at a low cost.
6. The Louis product of the system is sea salts.
7. The desalinated water must be drained in water storage facilities.
This is a proposal for the production of drinking water. Water for agriculture
First of all, I completely agree with the first sentence of Eustace Blair, agriculture is an important part of the landscape of the country we live in, and provides food for the residents, as well as the green areas in the urban space - gardening and ornamental which are "urban agriculture" of great value to the quality of life of the residents and are an environmental resource and asset important national
Since the last water crisis in 2001-2002, almost nothing has been done to promote water conservation in the form of a general national program to inform and implement the smart use and conservation of water in garden irrigation in the public and private sectors.
And it is not right today to burden the desired water savings on gardening and ornamentals, for the reason that it is not possible to save what is not wasted, secondly without explanation and assimilation of how it can be done and what needs to be done it will not happen.
The Water Authority is about to raise the price of water without benefits, and in doing so they have the idea that they will save large amounts of water.
According to me and my opinion, this is a mistake - the increase in water prices will, if at all, lead to insignificant savings in the dimensions that the State of Israel needs, and only a multi-year, national program of awareness and assimilation will lead to significant long-term savings.
Second - the increase in the price of water will leave a lot of money in "someone's" coffers because the price of the product that is water has not increased, and if this money is not directed to water saving activities then we have done nothing.
- Because the State of Israel today needs water more than money and it is an obligation for it to invest today in activities that will lead to real water savings.
In my opinion, the investment of this money should be promoted to promote water saving - for the price of one desalination plant, the irrigation systems and gardens in the local authorities can be upgraded, thus saving tens of thousands of cubic meters of water and immediately.
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CEO - organization for horticulture and landscape in Israel
http://www.gardening.org.il
Phone: 03-9080235 / Fax: 03-9080234
Email: hezy@gardening.org.il
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What you are suggesting is technologically possible on a small scale. Water desalination requires a pressure of about 80 atmospheres - which requires a lot of effort. Besides the large area you require, you set two conditions for the desalination plant:
* Source of salty water for example sea water.
* Large area with great exposure to the sun.
When I think about it, it will be possible to pour water like this in Eilat, if a place is found. The problem is that you will have to flow it back to the central area, which means building a new infrastructure.
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Passover has passed, and they no longer ask questions, but all questions have one answer, so I will answer anyway 🙂
Lack.
Lack of awareness, lack of desire, lack of money. I don't think incompetence is on the list.
Why is sewage still flowing in the streams and getting lost in the sea?
Why do we continue to build and develop sealed surfaces in parking lots and sidewalks?
Why not completely stop watering with drinking water (from the sea)?
Why not connect all the gutters to seepage pits?
Why are they still dumping garbage and polluting the groundwater?
Why is our whole wonderful country one big garbage can?
Why is sewage still flowing in the streams and getting lost in the sea?
Why do we continue to build and develop sealed surfaces in parking lots and sidewalks?
Why not completely stop watering with drinking water (from the sea)?
Why not connect all the gutters to cisterns?
Why are they still dumping garbage and polluting the groundwater?
Why is our whole wonderful country one big garbage can?
Why can't water be purified using solar energy?
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It is true that Roy pointed out that the water problem in Israel is related to the energy problem.
Since the long-term strategic solution is desalination, and since the energy crisis will only get worse in the future, the only viable solution possible today is...
nuclear power plants. Despite all the political problems. It is necessary and possible.
The Palestinians will also be able to enjoy power - if there is peace.
In order to reduce consumption, the prices of water need to be raised. Something that will happen anyway when desalination facilities are built.
Desalination of water requires a large investment of energy, therefore almost every desalination plant has a power plant to meet the needs of the facility. As long as they do not find a cheap and environmentally friendly source of fuel that can be produced in commercial quantities - the price of water will depend on the price of energy. Therefore, there is a possibility In which it will no longer be economical to pour water - but only by raising the price for the consumer. So even building desalination facilities is not an optimal solution.
The best solution in my opinion should not be based on desalination, but as a last resort. There are three things that can be improved first:
Water recycling - it is possible to increase the amount of recycled water, it is also a solution that harms the environment less than a desalination plant.
Utilization of rainwater - currently most of the rain that falls in the cities is drained into the sewer system - it can be separated, a short purification done and flowed into the aquifers - to raise the level. The purification will come in a way that does not contaminate the aquifer
Greener construction - I will explain with an example: not long ago I started to see a new "trend" in playgrounds - instead of a sand floor, they put some kind of rubber surface that is supposed to absorb the fall of the children. Nice idea, but I have a feeling that when it rains on the surface it doesn't seep into the ground. Of course like the rest of the city paved with asphalt. Man's taking over land and covering it with asphalt, concrete and other materials prevents the water from seeping in - which eventually ends up in the sewer system - and thus it needs to be recycled.
Another last thing - a child who does not fall does not learn, and if it hurts a little, the lesson is better. You can return the sand surfaces in the kindergartens. Even at the cost of a mother who has to sweep the house every time they come back from kindergarten.