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9 remain in the city. Flint is working with contractors to replace all of the affected lines by 2020. Just over 6,200 have been replaced so far, the acting city administrator. An estimated 12,000 could remain. The governor’s statement said Flint residents could still obtain free water filters. Flint has struggled with its water crisis since 2014, when state- appointed officials began using the Flint River, rather than the more expensive Detroit water system, as a source for tap water that was not properly treated before it reached residents’. Israel pumps new water saving push, as Sea of Galilee dives to century low Massive rise in use of desalinated water has lulled the public into complacency, says Water Authority, while the crisis in natural water sources is accelerating In 2009, in the midst of what was dubbed “the worst drought in 900 years,” the Water Authority embarked on a public awareness campaign to reduce the country’s water consumption. Some people expected it would be the authority’s last. In the past decade, five massive desalination plants have come online, transforming salty seawater into 600 million cubic meters of drinkable water per year, enough to cover 70 percent of the water used by homes and cities across the country. It seemed those ubiquitous “every drop counts” public service announcements were a relic of the past. ■ /ƌƌŝŐĂƚŝŽŶ ďLJ ĐŽŶĚĞŶƐĂƚŝŽŶ ;/ Ϳ dŚĞ ŶĞdžƚ Ő dĞĐŚ ƌĞǀŽůƵƚŝŽŶ ZKKd^^ d͘ KD ;ůŝƐƚĞĚ ŽŶ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ ^ƚŽĐŬ džĐŚĂŶŐĞ – ZKKͿ 'ƌŽǁŝŶŐ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ĐƌŽƉƐ ďĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ŝƌƌŝŐĂƚŝŽŶ ďLJ ĐŽŶĚĞŶƐĂƚŝŽŶ ŽŶůLJ ŽŶ ZKKd^^ d ĞdžƉĞƌŝŵĞŶƚĂů ĨĂƌŵ͘ ĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐ Ă ƉĂƚĞŶƚĞĚ ĐůŽƐĞĚ ĐLJĐůĞ͕ ƐƚĂŶĚ ĂůŽŶĞ͕ ƐŽůĂƌͬǁŝŶĚ ŽƉĞƌĂƚĞĚ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶƐ ĨƵůů ŐƌŽǁƚŚ ĐLJĐůĞƐ ĞǀĞŶ ŝŶ ^ĞŵŝͲ ĂƌŝĚ ĂƌĞĂƐ Chosen by NASA Tech-Brief's Magazine - "Technologies of the Month" /ƌƌŝŐĂƚŝŽŶ ďLJ ĐŽŶĚĞŶƐĂƚŝŽŶ ;/ Ϳ dŚĞ ŶĞdžƚ Ő dĞĐŚ ƌĞǀŽůƵƚŝŽŶ ZKKd^^ d͘ KD ;ůŝƐƚĞĚ ŽŶ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ ^ƚŽĐŬ džĐŚĂŶŐĞ – ZKKͿ 'ƌŽǁŝŶŐ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ĐƌŽƉƐ ďĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ŝƌƌŝŐĂƚŝŽŶ ďLJ ĐŽŶĚĞŶƐĂƚŝŽŶ ŽŶůLJ ŽŶ ZKKd^^ d ĞdžƉĞƌŝŵĞŶƚĂů ĨĂƌŵ͘ ĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐ Ă ƉĂƚĞŶƚĞĚ ĐůŽƐĞĚ ĐLJĐůĞ͕ ƐƚĂŶĚ ĂůŽŶĞ͕ ƐŽůĂƌͬǁŝŶĚ ŽƉĞƌĂƚĞĚ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶƐ ĨƵůů ŐƌŽǁƚŚ ĐLJĐůĞƐ ĞǀĞŶ ŝŶ ^ĞŵŝͲ ĂƌŝĚ ĂƌĞĂƐ Chosen by NASA Tech-Brief's Magazine - "Technologies of the Month" ROOTS Sustainable Agricultural Technologies Kefar Neter, P.O.B 3577,40593, Israel µ Phone: +972-9-768-9995 µ Mobile: +972-54-457-3679 µ Email: roots@rootssat.com µ ROOTSSAT.COM