The Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Environmental Protection report today (Tuesday) unusual results in water sampling performed to examine the state of pollution in certain streams in the north of the country, thus informing hikers and local authorities that entering these streams can be dangerous.
In tests for bacteria in samples from April 11, 2022, results were found in a number of streams in the north that exceed the recommendations of the Ministry of Health (400 fecal ultrasound per 100 ml) - a result that indicates the presence of contamination in the water.
The entrance is dangerous: Nahal Snir, Photo: Eyal Margolin - Ginny,
Results obtained:
Nahal Eyun
: 520 fecal ultrasound in 100 ml;
Snir (Hasbani)
: Roman bridge 780; Downstream hydroelectric station 680; Shed to Jordan 420;
Jordan
: Gesher Yosef 500; Gesher Hahamisha 470; Gesher Khouri 410; Mitzad Ataret 440;
Nahal El Al
: 620.
In view of these results, entry into the following streams may be dangerous until the sampling results obtained are normal and stable: Snir (Hasbani) - from the Roman bridge to the junction with the Jordan;
Jordan - from the Yosef Bridge to the Aunts' Bridge;
Nahal El Al.
The Black Waterfall in Nahal El Al, Photo: Gil Eliyahu - Ginny,
With the exception of Nahal Eyun and the Snir (Hasbani), where high values were measured at the point of entry into Israel, the Ministry of Environmental Protection did not find a known source of pollution in the streams.
The sampling for water quality in several streams in the north is carried out from a sample every two weeks, at fixed sampling points representing a waterfall, pond or section of the stream, using the inspectors of the Nature and Parks Authority.
The Ministries of Health and Environmental Protection continue to sample and monitor, and will update later as needed.
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