SURPLUS WATER IN ISRAEL?

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Drawn from deep in the Mediterranean Sea, the water has flowed through pipelines reaching almost 4,000 feet off of Israel’s coast and, once in Israeli soil, buried almost 50 feet underground. Now, it rushes down a tube sending it through a series of filters and purifiers. After 90 minutes, it will be ready to run through the taps of Tel Aviv. Set to begin operating as soon as next month, Israel Desalination Enterprises’ Sorek Desalination Plant will provide up nearly 7 million gallons of water every hour. When it’s at full capacity, it will be the largest desalination plant of its kind in the world. As plants expand across Israel in 2014, they will produce up to 80 percent of Israel’s potable water.