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| New threat from Gaza: Landfills and sewage build up along Israeli border |
| 2019-01-18 |
| [Ynet] In addition to rocket fire and airborne incendiary devices, residents of Israeli communities bordering Gazoo are now battling putrid smell of giant landfills and sewage from the strip's northern neighborhoods that’s polluting Israel's groundwater. The residents of Israeli communities bordering Gazoo, who for years have been dealing with Hamas, a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth", rocket attacks and most recently incendiary airborne devices scorching their land, have found themselves battling another hazardous nuisance. Polluted sewage is being pumped from Gazoo into the Israeli side of the border after a collapse of the local wastewater treatment plant, making the lives of the local residents a living nightmare. Due to the dire economic situation in Gazoo, the wastewater plant cannot undergo the needed treatments, prompting Paleostinians living in the northern neighborhoods of the Strip‐Beit Hanoun and Beit Lahia‐to drain sewage into Nahal Hanun, which crosses Israel and empties into the sea, polluting the groundwater in the process. In order to stop wastewater flow and reduce the environmental damage, the Water Authority has recently set up a pumping station near the Erez border crossing, which effectively made Israel responsible for water purification of the northern Gazoo Strip. Before the Israeli intervention, the moshavim and kibbutzim near the border‐Netiv HaAsara, Erez, Yad Mordechai, and Zikim‐suffered from a continuous onslaught of mosquitoes and flies. "The dangerous thing is that the Paleostinians in Gazoo pump water from water wells in an uncontrolled manner, polluting the groundwater we use," said David Rosenberg, director of infrastructure and water in the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council. "They do not have the knowledge and the tools to pump groundwater ... and any drilling only results in salinity of the water. The environmental damage that’s being done is tremendous." As well as that, massive piles of trash have accumulated in the area bordering the Eshkol Regional Council after three giant landfills were set up along the border fence, leaving the locals to cope with a putrid and toxic smell being carried by the wind across the border. The landfills are derelict as dry and wet waste gets mixed up and subsequently burned, increasing the environmental impact. Insects and rodents that breed in the landfills then also make their way across the border, infesting the Israeli communities. In addition, disease-ridden cats and dogs that feed off the landfill constantly breach the fence, engendering the local residents. "It's a daily war, and even though it may sound as something insignificant, swarms of mosquitoes invading from Gazoo could result in a disaster for Israel," said a source in the Water Authority. A source from one of the local authorities along the Gazoo border called the current environmental situation "hopeless." "The environment is the last thing that the residents of Gazoo are concerned with. Their solutions are temporary and usually do more harm than good. The government is aware of the situation, but hasn’t done anything." |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 A REALLY big crater every 100 yds or so should retain the sewage in Gaza. Just saying.... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2019-01-18 15:22 |