Results for Tag: Aquifer
43 results found.
Demand Management
July 28, 2015
Challenges
July 7, 2015
Current and Planned Infrastructural Projects
June 23, 2015
Shared Water Resources
June 5, 2015
Increasing Water Availability
June 5, 2015
Domestic Water Use in the Gaza Strip
June 5, 2015
Gaza
June 5, 2015
West Bank
June 5, 2015
Water Quality
May 26, 2015
Palestine
May 25, 2015
In the Gaza Strip, where there is a greater water supply in theory, the majority of wells (80%) only work partially and the rest not at all. In 2006, almost half of Gazan households bought their water, either bottled or from tanker trucks, because tap water was too salty to drink. Daily consumption is approximately 90 litres per person (2013/2014). Moreover, the quality of water delivered by the municipality exceeds maximum standards for contaminants and is largely unfit for human consumption …