What is the name of the nation's premier wastewater treatment facility that recycles urban effluent from the Dan Region for agricultural irrigation in the western Negev?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. The Shafdan (Dan Region Wastewater Reclamation Plant)
- Step 1: The Shafdan treats wastewater from the Tel Aviv metropolitan area (Gush Dan).
- Step 2: It uses secondary biological treatment followed by soil-aquifer treatment (sand dune infiltration), producing reclaimed water piped to the western Negev for unrestricted agricultural crop irrigation.
Answer
The Shafdan (Dan Region Wastewater Reclamation Plant).
Why not the others: Sorek is primarily a seawater desalination facility; Kinneret Authority manages the northern watershed; Hadera operates power and desalination infrastructure.
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