Water me

August 4, 2008 - 7:25 PM by Jessica

The Knesset is ordering the formation of a state commission of inquiry to investigate the causes of Israel’s major water crisis.

What’s hilarious about this is that this supposedly ‘rare move’ is intended to assign blame, yet there have already been many commissions assigned to figure out solutions to the water crisis. Why form yet another commission to decide who is in the wrong, and instead figure out what needs to be done now in order to work toward solving the crisis?

Clearly I’m not the only one who’s thinking this, as proven by the many comments written in below this particular Ynet article. More than one reader mentions the Zarchin desalination process, which converts sea water to fresh water.

Everyone also talks about conserving water; clearly, something we all need to do. I grew up letting the water run when I brushed my teeth and washed the dishes and took 20-minute showers. Now I soap up all the dishes before rinsing them, get every tooth brushed before rinsing and turn off the shower while I shave my legs. Okay, not really, but I think about it. And I’m gradually getting my backyard grass to get used to life with very little water, while still consenting to grow lush and green.

I’ve even found myself contemplating my neighbor’s airconditioning water runoff, thinking about placing a bucket beneath the pipe and using the water for my garden. Or, on second thought, I could order a neighborhood commission of inquiry to find out what exactly he thinks he’s doing with his water.

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