(Ha'aretz) Avi Bar-Eli - After two years of relatively heavy rainfall, the government will be reducing the amount of water it buys from the country's four desalination plants by 30% this year. "The decision on reducing desalinized water purchases at this time was made possible due to a considerable improvement in natural water sources and a wide range of additional sources [such as treated wastewater and brackish water] that ensure the stable and integrative management of all water sources in the country," the Israel Water Authority said. While a fifth desalinization plant is under construction, further plans to expand desalination capacity have been put on hold.
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