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The Civil Administration is keen to support and help the The Civil Administration built a regional Waste Water
development of the wastewater sector in the West Bank. Treatment Plant in the Hebron District in 1992. The plant
Treatment of wastewater is of key importance to the re- was planned to recycle the waste water of Hebron City,
gion and to the communities. Untreated wastewater can Bani Naim, and Halhul (see map on page 3). Three ponds
cause serious environmental, water and health hazards. were constructed south of Bani Naim, adjacent to Road
317, as well as a booster station south of the industrial
Treating wastewater is also a very important contribu- zone of Hebron City. Regrettably, the treatment plant has
tion to water conservation, as treated wastewater can be never been used by the Palestinians despite the acute water
exploited for agricultural purposes. At present, it is esti- shortage in the area. The Civil Administration welcomes
mated that 50% of water usage in the Palestinian sector the PWA and the international community’s involvement
in the West Bank (approximately 90 million cubic meters in reinitiating use of this facility.
per year) is used for agricultural purposes, all of which is
potable water derived from the mountain aquifer. Israel The Hebron Waste Water Treatment Plant: The Civil Ad-
by contrast recycles about 72% of water used in agricul- ministration has expressed its solid support for the World
ture. Water recycling could therefore free a large amount Bank’s initiative to construct a wastewater treatment plant
of potable water for human consumption, helping water for Hebron City. The sewage from Hebron City currently
preservation, which is so precious to the region. flows through the Hebron Wadi into the Negev Desert,
and is considered to be one of the most serious environ-
The Dir Sharaf Wastewater Treatment Plant was first fully mental and health hazards of the region. The planned lo-
approved by the Civil Administration in 2001, and again cation for the plant is in Areas A and B, which falls un-
in 2009 when the project was resubmitted. The project, der jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority, the project
funded by the German Development Bank KFW, will treat therefore does not require any form of building permit
the wastewater of Nablus City, currently flowing through from the Civil Administration. The trunk line system,
the Zimar Wadi (Stream), culminating in the Mediterra- which traverses Area C, was approval by the Civil Admin-
nean. The project will treat 3 million cubic meters of raw istration in 2003.
sewage, allowing for greater access to water for agricul-
tural purposes in the region and better living standard for Waste Water Sector Responses
the citizens of Nablus. The Civil Administration is coor- Project Status
dinating all aspects of implementation with the contrac- Dir Sharaf Under Implementation
tor. Construction is due to begin in March of 2011 and is WWTP
expected to be completed by the end of 2012. Hebron WWTP Permit Order Issued 2003
Tulkarem Waste Permit Order to be Issued before July
Water Network 2011
Bitunia WWTP Pending Submission of Building
Permit Request
Salfit WWTP Area B. No further permitting re-
quired from the Civil Administration
Nablus East Area B. Master Plan Approved 1999
WWTP by the Civil Administration. No fur-
ther permitting required by the Civil
Administration.
Bethlehem West Endorsed by the Civil Administra-
Civil Administration personnel on a field visit to the site of the Dir WWTP tion. Pending submission of Feasibil-
Sharaf WWTP funded by the German Development Bank. ity Study.
December 2010.
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The Civil Administration
International Organizations Branch
Projects Department
The Tulkarem Waste Water Network project was approved The Master Plan for the Nablus East Waste Water Treatment
by the Joint Water Committee in December 2010. Plans Plant was approved by the Civil Administration in 1999,
were submitted to the Civil Administration in January though to date has not been implemented by the PWA. The
2011 and are currently under review. A permit order for proposed location of the plant now falls under Palestin-
the project will be issued in the coming months. The pro- ian control, and requires no further permitting from the
ject involves a network of trunk lines and underground Israeli side. The Civil Administration is in support of this
systems that will collect the sewage from Tulkarem City project, and looks forward to the benefits to the entire re-
and several nearby Palestinian villages, including: Shwike, gion, and to the local communities, that its implementa-
Beit-Lid, Ramin, Zaharat Nasser, Kufr Amman, Anapta, tion will entail.
Kufr Labed, and Iktaba. The sewage will be treated in an
existing Tulkarem facility, before being sent for further
treatment to a wastewater treatment plant in Israel. This
project will allow for the rehabilitation of the polluted
stream that currently runs through the Tulkarem district
and will present a major improvement for the environment
and public health of the entire district.
“Master Plan” for East Nablus waste water treatment plant approved by the Civil Administration in 1999. Since the designated site spans Area
A and Area B, the Civil Administration has handed over the plans for use by the Palestinian Authority.
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The Civil Administration
International Organizations Branch
Projects Department
The Wadi Kana trunk line collects waste water from sev- The Civil Administration also encouragingly endorses
eral communities in the Qalqiliya District for treatment the pending USAID proposals to build several more
in a WWTP situated in Israel. This recently built trunk WWTPs in the West Bank and looks forward to close
line was designed by the Israeli authorities to also serve collaboration in their future implementation. Together
11 Palestinian villages and towns such as Beit Amin, Kfar we can transform wastewater treatment proposals into
Tholoth, and Azoun At’meh. These villages currently have a West Bank reality.
no internal collection system, but once connected will
have full access to the recycled water for their agricultural
needs. The Civil Administration urges the PWA and Inter-
national Community to investigate the possibility of con-
necting these villages to the Wadi Kana trunk line.
In the past several years, the Joint Water Committee and the
Civil Administration have approved numerous waste water
projects, of which very few have begun to be implemented.
Implementation of these approved projects would en-
hance the environment and quality of life for all popula-
tions in the West Bank and provide alternative sources of
water for the agricultural sector.
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