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Israel to Open the Largest Desalination Plant in the World


(JTA) Ben Sales - Water drawn from the Mediterranean 4,000 feet off of Israel's coast flows through pipelines to a series of filters and purifiers. After 90 minutes, it will be ready to run through the faucets of Tel Aviv. Set to begin operating next month, Israel Desalination Enterprises Technologies' Sorek Desalination Plant will provide 7 million gallons of potable water to Israelis every hour. At full capacity, it will be the largest desalination plant of its kind. The new plant and several others along Israel's coast are part of the country's quest to provide for the nation's water needs and solve the problem of drought. In Israel, desalination provides about 40% of the country's total water needs. That number will jump to 80% when Sorek opens and other plants expand in 2014. The company's U.S. subsidiary is designing a new desalination plant in San Diego, the $922 million Carlsbad Desalination Project, which will be the largest desalination plant in America.
2013-05-31 00:00:00
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