Progress Report on Water in the West Bank from the Civil Administration
Posted on February 17, 2011 by Israel Defense Forces

The following report follows the progress of various water infrastructure
building projects in the West Bank, including a summary of completed
projects in 2010.

Please note the process of approval for water infrastructure projects in the
Civil Administration:

* Water projects are proposed and approved by the Joint Water Committee
(JWC), a committee made up of Palestinian and Israeli representatives from
their respective Water Authorities.
* The project is presented to the Civil Administration in the West Bank
(if it’s located in Area C), and the project representatives are given the
proper permit forms from the Civil Administration.
* Most request forms require a detailed map plan and a formal detailed
explanation, most of which are worked out between a Palestinian Water
Authority officer and a Civil Administration officer.
* Once the details are sorted, the Civil Administration begins “Staff
Work”, in which the project proposal is dispatched and analyzed by other
Civil Administration offices (archeology, electricity, transportation, etc.)
in order to obtain the impact that the potential water project would have on
other infrastructures in the area.
* A Civil Administration legal adviser reviews the legality of the
project to take into account the public interest and the private property of
others.

More information about the Civil Administration’s Water Department can be
found here.
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