As Utah struggles to cope with drought and reverse water declines in the Great Salt Lake, the delegation looked at what Israel has done in the past couple of decades.
The children's verse sticks in his mind as a stark contrast between how Israel views water and how it's often viewed back home.
For five days, Ferry and 14 others from Utah met with Israeli government officials, tech startup companies, agriculture producers and research institutions to look at how they have gone from a nation of water scarcity — to water surplus. They conserve, reuse and desalinate water, heavily investing in technology to make it work.
"It's part of their culture. Water is so valuable to them," said Sen. Chris Wilson, R-Logan, "as it should be to us here in Utah with the second-driest state in the country." A nationalized water system contrasts markedly from Utah, where water is owned and allocated by water districts, water boards and commissions, individual water rights holders, cities, counties, the legislature, state agencies and the federal government.
"I think water conservation to save water, to treat the water, is very important… not to treat water as something that we have enough of it. We're going to have less and less water in the future due to the climate change," Lifshitz said. "Countries like Israel and Utah probably will suffer water scarcity."To ensure infrastructure and water supply, Israel imposes tariffs for residential, industrial and agriculture sectors.
With five desalination plants across Israel and three more planned, the nation is leaning heavily into it. The country has a surplus of water now and sells some to Jordan and the Palestinian Authority. The wastewater is used to water crops, which are then sold in markets across the country. Israel reclaims about 90% of its water and uses it for agriculture. Israel is the world's top user of reclaimed water, according to Mekorot.
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