26.01.2012                      02.Schwat. 5772

Umwelt:

Southern Israel park to flourish on IDF bases' purified sewage

Work to purify sewage at the Nevatim air force base is at an advanced stage, and the water will eventually irrigate a large park to be created near Be'er Sheva.

The defense establishment has begun purifying sewage at military bases in the Negev so that it can be used as a source of water for parks in the region. Work to purify sewage at the Nevatim air force base is at an advanced stage, and the water will eventually irrigate a large park to be created near Be'er Sheva.
Wastewater from many Israel Defense Force bases has for years been a source of contamination after being channeled into wadis or not properly purified, and some of the larger bases have begun to deal with the problem. Nevatim, for example, built a plant to purify both its wastewater and that of the nearby Bedouin community of Arara, according to Oded Galili, head of infrastructure and environmental protection in the Defense Ministry….