29.03.2011                      23.Adar ll, 5771

Umwelt:

Israel got only 70% of average precipitation this year

Country badly needs more than the annual norm, stresses Water Authority.

While there are slightly better results at the conclusion of this year’s rainy season compared to that of last year, water levels are still markedly low as the country faces its seventh consecutive year of drought.

“We must conserve water, we must save water as a way of life, very seriously for this year and the next year,” said Water Authority spokesman Uri Schor on Monday. “Otherwise we will have a problem.”…