What we could learn about water usage and technology from Israel:

OK, I'm hoping this doesn't get derailed because this is some pretty interesting stuff from a technological and statistical viewpoint.

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* Israel recycles more than 80 percent of its effluents, compared with about 1 percent in the United States

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* Israel is a world leader in desalination of seawater. By next year, more than a third of Israel’s tap water will come from the Mediterranean Sea and a few briny wells. Israel’s total water consumption remains nearly at 1964 levels — even though its population has quadrupled to 8 million people, according to the economic ministry.

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“Israel will soon become the largest hub for water innovation in the world,” said Amir Peleg, founder and chief executive of TaKaDu, which uses algorithms to monitor municipal water companies for leaks in real time.

Israel’s public and private sectors are investing heavily in developing and promoting the water industry. There are 280 water technology companies in Israel.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/israel-knows-water-technology-and-it-wants-to-cash-in/2013/10/25/7bb1dd36-3cc5-11e3-b0e7-716179a2c2c7_story.html?tid=pm_world_pop


Here's an older article about this:

http://www.usnews.com/science/articles/2009/12/17/israel-plunges-into-water-technology