Summary
The water company (“Mekoroth Water Co.” as printed) which, under Schedule 11 to Annex III, Appendix 1 of the Interim Agreement, continues to operate and manage the existing water systems supplying the Gaza Strip Settlements and the Military Installation Area and the water systems and resources inside them, while all other Gaza water systems are operated by the Council (Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (28 September 1995), PDF p.164).
Details
- Pumping from water resources in the Settlements and the Military Installation Area remains in accordance with existing quantities of drinking water and agricultural water, which the Council shall not adversely affect; Israel provides the Council monthly with data on the number of wells in the Settlements and the quantities and quality of water pumped from each well (Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (28 September 1995), PDF p.164).
- The Council shall enable the supply of water to the Gush Katif settlement area and Kfar Darom settlement by Mekoroth, and Mekoroth’s maintenance of the systems supplying them (Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (28 September 1995), PDF p.164).
- The Council pays Mekoroth for the cost of water supplied from Israel and for the real expenses incurred in supplying water to the Council, and all relations between the Council and Mekoroth are dealt with in a commercial agreement (Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (28 September 1995), PDF p.164).
Related pages
Interim Agreement, Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (28 September 1995), Joint Water Committee, Gaza