1. “Genesis lake- water age in the Negev “®© All rights reserved 2003 – copyrights © Ofir Ben-boher Mediterranean Sea Tourism development Habitat and Foresting development in the Negev Desalinized water supply 850 Mm 3 /year Desalination water plant Pipe length ~ 90 km “ Great crater ” Lake “ Hatira river ” 2200 Mm 3 Gaza strip Egypt Less pumping from the “ Kinneret ” “ Jordan ” river flows to the “ Dead sea ” Restoring “ Dead sea ” level by “ Kinneret ” free water Rivers rehabilitation by decreased water pumping from the aquifer Preservation of open area and green corridors at the center and north of Israel “ Dead sea ” “ Kinneret ” Tel Aviv Jerusalem Jordan

2. To Jordan To Dead sea To Arava vady To Negev settlements To Gaza Strip To Tel Aviv & Beaer Seva “Genesis lake- water age in the Negev “®© All rights reserved 2003 – copyrights © Ofir Ben-boher

3. “ Hatira ” Dam “ Matmor ” island “ Genesis ” Lake “ Yeroham ” city 8-16 additional km of shoreline Water level = +450 m Lake depth = -150 m Matmor island rum = +50 m above water level Tourism city “Genesis lake- water age in the Negev “®© All rights reserved 2003 – copyrights © Ofir Ben-boher