Water for the Future The West Bank and Gaza Strip, Israel, and Jordan (1999) / Chapter Skim
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Appendix B: Excerpts from the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and Gaza Strip
Appendix B: Excerpts from the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and Gaza Strip
Pages 182-194
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Israel recognizes the Palestinian water rights in the West Bank. These will be negotiated in the permanent status negotiations and settled in the Permanent Status Agreement relating to the various water re sources.
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Transfer of Authority 4. The Israeli side shall transfer to the Palestinian side, and the Palestinian side shall assume, powers and responsibilities in the sphere of water and sewage in the West Bank related solely to Palestinians, that are currently held by the military government and its Civil Administration, except for the issues that will be negotiated in the permanent status negotiations, in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
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(2) Additional supply to the Hebron, Bethlehem and Ramallah areas from the Eastern Aquifer or other agreed sources in the West Bank 17 mcm/year.
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12. The function of the TWC shall be to deal with all water and sewage related issues in the West Bank including, inter alla: a.
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The existing regulations concerning measurement and monitoring shall remain in force until the TWC decides otherwise.
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b. Cooperation concerning regional development programs, in accordance with the provisions of Article XI and Annex IV of the Declaration of Principles.
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SCHEDULE 8 Joint Water Committee Pursuant to Article 40, paragraph 15 of this Appendix, the obligations and responsibilities of the TWC shall include: 1. Coordinated management of the water resources as detailed hereunder, while maintaining the existing utilization from the aquifers as detailed in Schedule 10, and taking into consideration the quantities of additional water for the Palestinians as detailed in Article 40.
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Accordingly, only the geohydrological and technical details and specifications of these projects shall be brought before the TWC for approval prior to the commencement of the final design and implementation process.
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SCHEDULE 9 Supervision and Enforcement Mechanism Pursuant to Article 40, Paragraph 17 of this Appendix: 1. Both sides shall establish, upon the signing of this Agreement, no less than five Joint Supervision and Enforcement Teams (ISETs)
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Water and sewage quality analyses carried out in approved laboratories, to ascertain that these laboratories operate according to accepted standards and practices, as agreed by the TWC. A list of the approved laboratories will be developed by the JWC; Any other task, as instructed by the TWC.
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SCHEDULE 10 Data Concerning Aquifers Pursuant to Article 40, paragraph 20 and Schedule 8 paragraph 1 of this Appendix: The existing extractions, utilization and estimated potential of the Eastern, North-Eastern, and Western Aquifers are as follows: Eastern Aquifer: In the Tordan Valley, 40 mcm to Israeli users, from wells; 24 mcm to Palestinians, from wells; 30 mcm to Palestinians, from springs; 78 mcm remaining quantities to be developed from the Eastern Aquifer; Total = 172 mcm. North-Eastern Aquifer: - 103 mcm to Israeli users, from the Gilboa and Besian springs, including from wells; - 25 mcm to Palestinian users around Tenin; - 17 mcm to Palestinian users from East Nablus springs; - Total = 145 mcm.
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2. As an exception to paragraph 1., the existing water systems supplying water to the Settlements and the Military Installation Area, and the water systems and resources inside them shall continue to be operated and managed by Mekoroth Water Co.
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S The two sides shall establish a subcommittee to deal with all issues of mutual interest including the exchange of all relevant data to the management and operation of the water resources and systems and mutual prevention of harm to water resources.
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