Water authority israel

Israel’s freshwater balancing act: The Kinneret under strain

Intensive management has saved the Kinneret from crisis, but rising salinity and ecological change pose growing risks

An aerial view of the Kinneret. To the casual observer, the lake, also known as the Sea of Galilee, appears to be a rare environmental success story in an era of climate uncertainty.
Israelis enjoy at the Kinneret, the Sea of Galilee, in northern Israel, during the Sukkot holiday, on October 13, 2025.

Lake Kinneret reaches dangerously low water levels as Israeli authorities decide to pump in water

 The Ginosar shore.

Driest winter on record: Lake Kinneret sees rare February drop in water level

 An illustrative image of rainfall as seen from the window of a vehicle.

Current winter is one of the most arid in recent years, data shows


Water prices to drop 10% in January

Infrastructure Minister Silvan Shalom vows to work for further reductions, but prices will still be double what they were in 2009.

Tap water [illustrative]

Bennett announces Water City for Israeli technologies in Shougang, China

Economy Ministry trade attaches in China have been working with Chinese authorities to incorporate Israeli technologies into the country’s expansive water network.

Naftali Bennett

Scientists identify bacterial culture to treat polluted Kishon sediment

Scientists involved in project, which is part of the Kishon River rehabilitation program, had been facing difficulties cultivating a fitting bacterial culture due to high salinity of the waterway.

Kishon River drainage

Water corporations to be forbidden from disconnecting in-debt customers

"Beginning in 2015, there will be no water disconnections in the State of Israel."

Tap water [illustrative]

Water Authority investing NIS 385m. in sewage infrastructure, to enable housing construction

New sewage infrastructure will particularly serve housing units in the periphery.

Tap water [illustrative]

Energy efficiency improvements have brought higher education NIS 1.7m. in savings

Projects included replacing air conditioners, upgrading lighting systems and installing cold accumulation systems.

Solar Energy Development Center at Rotem Industrial Park 311

Fluoridation to remain local option

Health Minister's decision against mandatory fluoridation was her first announced policy when she took office over a year ago.

Teeth

Water Authority to invest NIS 100m. to revamp water infrastructure in Arava

For the first time Arava and Kikar Sdom residents will have a quality water supply equivalent to the rest of the country.

Troubled waters

Responsibility for unstable water supply in east Jerusalem still unclear

Authorities have yet to clarify who will be responsible for restoring resource in the neighborhoods of Ras Hamis, Ras Shahada, Dahyat a-Salam and the Shuafat refugee camp.

Rain water creates floods and puddles in Jerusalem

Water Authority launches plan to streamline water and sewage corporations

The program aims to significantly improve efficiency and follows a trend of doing so for the past few years.

Reflection in water