StreamControl in Jerusalem water savings pilot

The water shortage led the government to seek new ways to increase water supply efficiency.

10 March 08 12:38, Lior Baron

The government is seeking new ways to increase water supply efficiency in view of the country's water shortage. "Globes" has learned that an inter-ministerial committee, comprising the Ministries on National Infrastructures, Interior and Industry, Trade and Labor, recently decided to approve the use of new water saving technologies and to launch a pilot project with Gihon Jerusalem Water Corporation. The cost of the pilot is estimated to be several million shekels.

The technology is based on dynamic pressure control designed to halve water leakage from pipelines and reduce system wear and tear. The technology is based on a development by Yozmot Ha'Emek Technological Incubator portfolio company StreamControl Ltd.

The innovative technology adjusts the pressure supplied to a particular area to the actual level required in real time, thereby slashing water leakage. The technology is designed to deal with the huge wear and tear in municipal water systems, most of which are the responsibility of local authorities.

The technology will first be installed at Gihon, Israel's largest water and sewage corporation, which serves Jerusalem and its environs. The first stage will be installed in the Old City at a cost of NIS 850,000, and in four projects at the city entrance at a cost of NIS 200,000 each.

Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on March 10, 2008

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