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Source: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/506592.html
West Bank Pullout May Harm Israel's Water Reserves
(Ha'aretz)Ze'ev Schiff - Palestinians have conducted hundreds of unauthorized drillings for water in the northern West Bank in the area from which Israel is planning to withdraw. Israeli sources have voiced concerns that if the drilling is not stopped, as the PA promised in an agreement with Israel, the northeastern aquifer, which provides water to communities in the Jezreel Valley, the Gilboa, and the Beit She'an Valley, will be harmed. Overuse of the aquifer will increase the salinity of the water, making the growing of crops impossible. Israeli officials believe that following the withdrawal, the Palestinians will step up the pumping of water.