KKL-JNF Water Resources

There is no better way to show KKL-JNF's impact on the land of Israel than through these photographs. They are the most articulate expressions of KKL-JNF's stewardship and development activities throughout the years, befitting the country and all its people.

*Use of the photos are for KKL-JNF productions/purposes only and requires giving credit to the photographer and KKL Photo Archive, Jerusalem. Any other use can lead to legal action.

The Negev’s lifeline

1945. Laying a pipeline in a dry country. Photographer: Dr. Yaacov Rozner

2002. The Besor Reservoir and nearby citrus groves. Thanks to the reservoirs that KKL-JNF built in the Besor region, Israel’s high-quality citrus cultivation industry could be moved to the Negev. Photographer: Albatross Aerial Photography Ltd.

"Bring us water..." (Avraham Shlonsky)

1925. Kfar Hasidim. Excavating to install a central cistern in the community. Photographer: S. J. Schweig

2009. The Ma’ayan Tsvi Reservoir. KKL-JNF has built over 230 reservoirs, which provide 70% of the water for agricultural irrigation in Israel. Photographer: Dror Artzi, Jinipix

Every drop counts

1938. Low-tech. Pumping water to irrigate the fields of Kibbutz Hamadia. (Avraham Malavsky)

2014. High-tech. An experimental program to purify urban runoff in Kfar Saba. The mechanism, called a biofilter, purifies water by biological means. After purification the water can be used to enrich groundwater. The technology was developed at Monash University in Australia together with Israeli scientists. (Esti Goldwasser)

Water: The essence of life

1962. Laying the water pipeline to Arad. (Emmanuel Prat)

2003. Arad Recycled Water Reservoir. Among other uses, the purified water in the reservoir will renew Arad Park. (Photo: Benny Mor, KKL-JNF Photo Archive)

Between the hills of Nir Am

1947. Drilling at Nir Am. Water from the bore was transported by pipes to the "11 Points in the Negev", established in 1947. The pipeline was the lifeline of the first Negev settlements. (Shimon (Rudi) Weissenstein)

2003. Nir Am Reservoir. The reservoir, built by KKL-JNF, irrigates the kibbutz farmland and those of nearby communities, transforming sandy plains into green fields. (MorDagan Aerial Photography)