Five of Israel’s six desalination plants stop operating as seawater turns too cloudy

Five of Israel’s six nationwide seawater desalination plants stopped operating after weather conditions made the seawater too cloudy, according to Israeli media.

The affected facilities cover a large share of Israel’s drinking-water consumption. Authorities attributed the interruption to the unusually high turbidity of the seawater.

The report does not provide details on how long the plants will remain offline or whether water supplies have been affected beyond the disruption to desalination operations.