West Samaria Communities Linked to Tel Aviv Area Sewage Treatment System

For the first time, western and central Samaria communities have been connected to the Dan region sewage treatment system, in a project costing about 136 million shekels. The ceremonial launch took place Wednesday morning, and the effort is being led by the Energy Ministry, the Water Authority and the Samaria Regional Council.

The first communities connected were Peduel, Bruchin, Ali Zahav and Leshem. In the coming weeks, the system is also expected to serve Brakan, Revava, Karnei Shomron, the Brakan industrial zone and the Geha bloc communities.

Officials said the connection should significantly improve quality of life and environmental conditions in the area, eliminate the wastewater treatment plant in the Brakan industrial zone, and allow more advanced treatment through the national system that serves central Israel. The project has been promoted for years by Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan, who said he reached the basic understandings with the Water Authority about eight years ago and that progress accelerated in recent months through joint staff work.

Energy Minister and Cabinet member Eli Cohen called the move “a step on the way to one million in Samaria,” and said, “We continue to advance sovereignty in practice.” Dagan said the connection shows continued development and growth in Samaria, calling it a “revolution” that will provide a sustainable environmental solution for tens of thousands of residents and replace old infrastructure. He added, “We are erasing another barrier today,” and said the area is now tied to Israel not only “in heart and soul, but also in the most advanced national infrastructure.”