Water Quality

The water quality in Israel varies from high quality water from the Upper Jordan River, to lower quality of water from groundwater. The taking of groundwater is controlled to prevent seawater from mixing with water from the Coastal Aquifer. Despite Israel’s efforts to limit the water use, global warming and droughts decrease the amount of water. There is also pollutants from human activities that increase the amount of minerals and other pollutants in the groundwater. Increased levels of salt have occurred in many wells.