Water Authority director Prof. Uri Shani announced Tuesday night a new project to set up five temporary desalination plants with a $300 million price tag to relieve the water crisis.

The plants, unlike larger projects that are underway but will not be completed for three to five years, will be in operation by next year, which still leaves Israelis with the threat of strict rationing this summer.

The cost of building temporary plants to desalinate water from the Mediterranean Sea is double the price of more efficient operations but will give Israel a relatively quick fix to the growing water shortage.

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