Desalination, Better Treatment, More Rain Help Stabilize Israel’s Water Supply, Report Says

JERUSALEM—A steady increase in seawater desalination and wastewater treatment, together with more efficient water use and two rainy winters, has restabilized Israel’s water supply after seven years of drought, the Israel Water Authority said in its 2012 annual report.

“The Water Authority can now ensure the reliability and availability of water for all of Israel’s needs for at least the next 10 years in the vast majority of scenarios,” Water Authority Director Alexander Kushnir said in his introduction to the report, which was released April 2. “The winning combination of technological tools for creating water, with the speedy rehabilitation and ...