In January 2020, The Jerusalem Post reported that Israel's inter-ministerial tender committees had asked companies to express interest in a new seawater desalination plant for the Western Galilee, north of Acre. The reverse osmosis plant was to sit about 1 kilometre inland and produce at least 100 million m³ of drinking water a year, with extra supply for the Sea of Galilee if needed. Seven plants were then expected to meet about 85 to 90% of household and municipal demand.
The report showed how firmly Israel was basing its drinking water supply on seawater desalination, as part of a plan adopted in 2018 to deal with the effects of prolonged drought.
Source: The Jerusalem Post