Water restrictions imposed in throughout Israel amid nationwide supply disruption
The warning came amid an unusual disruption to Israel’s national water network, after five of the country’s six desalination facilities shut down.
Nationwide water supply disruptions have been declared in Israel due to malfunctions at the country's desalination facilities. Five of the six desalination facilities were forced to shut down after severe seawater turbidity, believed to be caused by stormy conditions and potential algae buildup from the Nile region, prevented them from filtering water normally.
Residents of Givatayim, Gezer, Jerusalem, and Rishon Lezion were specifically warned of potential water pressure reductions or outages in the coming hours. The Water Authority instructed the public to conserve water and only use it for essential needs. Farmers in the Eshkol and Ramat Negev regions were asked to reduce freshwater usage for agriculture and gardening.
Mekorot, Israel's national water company, instructed its distribution companies to increase the use of available production and drilling resources to offset the shortage caused by the desalination shutdown. It was estimated that some desalination facilities may return to operation within the next few hours as sediment settles and water clarity improves.
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