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Just finished reading Let There Be Water/Seth Siegel, Israel's Solution For A Water Starved World, and I'm awestruck what Israel has accomplished, water-wise, in their country. Even before Israel came into being, skeptics didn't think there was enough water there to even support a half-million people. Wrong! Now? Millions and millions!
They're so vigilant of water, you need a permit to put a bucket on top of your roof to collect water. In grade schools, children learn early on, when you shower, you hose off, shut the water off, wash yourself before turning the water on again. Same with brushing your teeth, you don't let the water running while brushing your teeth. Children are taught early about the preciousness of water in Israel.
They have computers to spot water leaks in the country (40% of water is wasted from water pipe leaks) and they have drip irrigation for their crops, as only 17% of water is wasted with drip irrigation, as opposed to a 50% waste from flooding the fields. And it's been proven that drop irrigation is far better for the plants, leading to more production. Their crops are abundant enough to export fruit/produce to other countries.
And, yes, they have 5 desalination plants for drinking water. Wastewater is treated to the point they use it for crops.
After reading this book, I will never worry again about running out of water in the Southwest.
Let the Israeli's have control of the Colorado River Water, and? What might happen? 15-20 million more residents in the Southwest? And in other parts of the U.S., no more drought worries?
Just finished reading Let There Be Water/Seth Siegel, Israel's Solution For A Water Starved World, and I'm awestruck what Israel has accomplished, water-wise, in their country. Even before Israel came into being, skeptics didn't think there was enough water there to even support a half-million people. Wrong! Now? Millions and millions!
They're so vigilant of water, you need a permit to put a bucket on top of your roof to collect water. In grade schools, children learn early on, when you shower, you hose off, shut the water off, wash yourself before turning the water on again. Same with brushing your teeth, you don't let the water running while brushing your teeth. Children are taught early about the preciousness of water in Israel.
They have computers to spot water leaks in the country (40% of water is wasted from water pipe leaks) and they have drip irrigation for their crops, as only 17% of water is wasted with drip irrigation, as opposed to a 50% waste from flooding the fields. And it's been proven that drop irrigation is far better for the plants, leading to more production. Their crops are abundant enough to export fruit/produce to other countries.
And, yes, they have 5 desalination plants for drinking water. Wastewater is treated to the point they use it for crops.
After reading this book, I will never worry again about running out of water in the Southwest.
Let the Israeli's have control of the Colorado River Water, and? What might happen? 15-20 million more residents in the Southwest? And in other parts of the U.S., no more drought worries?
Israel has to share water with Jordan and the Palestinians. The source of the fresh water for Israel is the Jordan River.
As for the American Southwest. Southwest is a bigger land area, vastly more land, and millions of people that live in the US side and Mexico. Again far more people than the land area of Israel and Jordan combined. Such water restrictions will help mitigate water shortages, but it wont help in the long run to help save water. Areas of the Southwest depend on snowfall which drains into river valleys which provide year round water.
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