Sewage thickens the waters of the once pristine Zomar river in northwestern West Bank. With no nearby treatment plants, sludge like this coats the lands, poisoning wells and aquifers, polluting fields and infecting children. “There is no real life there – it is just waste water,” said Iyad Aburdeieneh, Palestinian Deputy Director of Friends of the Earth Middle East. Called The Alexander in Israel, the rancid Zomar is not unique in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). Twenty-five million cubic meters [...]

Categories: PalestineIsrael, Uncategorized • Tags: Alexander river, EWASH, Joint Water Commission, Mountain Aquifer, pollution, waste water treatment, West Bank water, Zomar river