Water Authority
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Israeli Officials Prepare for Drought
7 May 2013 - 10:30 by Local Press Report
JERUSALEM (China.org.cn) — Israel's Water Authority said Monday a severe drought is expected to inflict Israel by 2015 and is forecast as the harshest drought to impact this dry country in recent decades, said a statemen
Peru Sanctions Fisheries, Water Company Over Pollution
7 Sep 2012 - 09:05 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
PERU, LIMA — The Peruvian government has sanctioned 10 fishing companies and one water company for polluting the Piura-Chira basin.
Jordan Adopts National Plan to Reduce Water Shortages
6 Aug 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
AMMAN, Jordan — The Jordanian government is adopting an urgent plan to deal with severe water shortages throughout the kingdom.
Lake Kinneret Levels Still Low
6 Feb 2012 - 14:17 by Local Press Report
TEL AVIV (Jerusalem Post (Israel)) — Despite heavy rainfall in northern Israel in January, the water level in Lake Kinneret, a main water source in the area, is still below the basin’s bottom red line.
Gaza Completes Sanitation Projects in Rafah
23 Jan 2012 - 16:43 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
GAZA — Gaza’s Water Authority has completed a sewage treatment project in Rafah city, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
Electricity and Water Authority Signs $133 Million USD in Contracts
10 Oct 2011 - 17:11 by Local Press Report
MANAMA (TradeArabia News Service) — Bahrain’s Electricity and Water Authority has signed $133 million USD in contracts to improve services and attract foreign investments.
Pipeline Leak in Umm al Quwain Leaves Residents Without Water
8 Aug 2011 - 15:58 by Local Press Report
UMM AL QUWAIN (Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)) — A number of residential areas in Umm al Quwain were left without water because of leaks due to wear and tear in the aging pipelines.
Aquatech Signs Deal With FEWA for Ghalilah Desal Project
21 Jun 2011 - 09:09 by Local Press Report
PUNE (Aquatech (Press Release)) — Aquatech has signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with the UAE Federal Electricity and Water Authority (FEWA) for a 68,000 cubic meter per day seawater reverse osmosis
Aquatech Signs Deal With FEWA for Ghalilah Desal Project
20 Jun 2011 - 13:32 by Local Press Report
PUNE (Aquatech (Press Release)) — Aquatech has signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with the UAE Federal Electricity and Water Authority (FEWA) for a 68,000 cubic meter per day seawater reverse osmosis
Did Desalination Expansion, Conservation End Israel’s Water Crisis?
23 May 2011 - 12:59 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel’s expansion of seawater desalination, coupled with conservation efforts and heavy winter rains, has ended the nation’s water crisis, according to former head of the Water Authority Uri Sha
Insufficiently Treated Wastewater Threatens Streams
18 Apr 2011 - 14:18 by Local Press Report
TEL AVIV (The Jerusalem Post (Israel)) — Regional environmental organization Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME) has criticized the Water Authority’s plan to dump some 500,000 cubic meters of treated wastewater into various streams i
Minimal Cutbacks Could Mean Big Water Savings
8 Nov 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
TEL AVIV, Israel (Jerusalem Post (Israel)) — Even small cutbacks in individual water use could add up to savings equivalent to two large desalination plants, according to Water Authority spokesman Uri Schor. "Each person in Israel uses
Water Authority Workers Strike
14 Dec 2009 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
TEL AVIV, Israel (Globes (Israel)) — Water Authority employees went on strike last week over "red tape in negotiations on the terms of their employment." The workers backed by the Histadrut, (Israel General Federation of Labor). The
Israel to Fund Desalination Plants With Increased Water Charges
2 Nov 2009 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
TEL AVIV, Israel — Water prices will go up in Israel beginning January 1, 2010, with the increase going to help fund proposed desalination plants in the country, Water Authority director Uri Shani said in late
Barbados Government Agrees to Controversial Water Rate Hike
15 Jul 2009 - 16:02 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — T he Barbadian government has acceded to its Water Authority's request and approved a 60 percent hike in water rates for residents.
The move will help the cash-strapped Barbados Water Authority
Israel Needs to Save 60 Million Cubic Meters of Water
1 Jun 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
TEL AVIV, Israel — Unless Israel saves 60 million cubic meters of water a year, there's a chance that the supply of water to communities will be suspended, according to Water Authority Director Uri Shani.
UAE: SEWA Closes $350 Million USD Islamic Financing Facility
4 Mar 2007 - 21:45 by Local Press Report
united arab emirates, SHARJAH (Khaleej Times (United Arab Emirates)) — — The Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority closed a $350 million USD nine-year syndicated sukuk al ijara facility.
A sukuk al ijara is an Islamic
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