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Hadera Desalination Plant

Background, Site Visit, and Significance for Israel

Desalination in Israel

1999: Government initiation of long term, large-scale SWRO desalination program

2002: Construction of the first large-scale desalination facility

2005: Desalination program makes first contribution of potable water to the national grid

2014: Expected – desalinated water closes gap between supply and demand in Israel

Desalination in Israel

Hadera Plant – Fact Sheet

One of three large-scale desalination plants in operation in Israel

Capacity: 127 M m3/year Technology: Reverse Osmosis Project Type: BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) World’s largest SWRO plant

Site Visit

Site Visit

Site Visit

Site Visit

Importance for Israel

Past decade – Severe drought and growing population

Desalination part of the solution for Israel Problems to be addressed:

Environmental concerns Land use Energy efficiency