Water and wastewater infrastructure was either nonexistent or in a state of deterioration at the time of the establishment of the Palestinian Water Authority. Despite the lack of sufficient water supplies, the Palestinian Water Authority has been working to deliver new water supplies to unserved areas and at the same time is pushing a program of rehabilitation in order to reduce the quantities of either lost or unmetered water. A presentation will be made of the immediate needs of the Palestinian Water Authority for Palestinians in the West Bank districts. A summary will be made of the unserved towns and villages, of the ongoing rehabilitation projects, and a brief outline of the larger packaged projects that should be completed in the next couple of years. As a conclusion, a review will be made ofArticle 40 of Oslo B illustrating the status of the delivery of “allocated” water quantities during this “interim period” before the final status negotiations, where the rights of the Palestinians in the water resources of the region will be detailed.
Water and Wastewater Management in Healthcare Centers in the West Bank of Palestine