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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Press Release on the Environmental Economic Survey 2013
Public Water Network is Main Source of Water
Results showed that the public water network was the main supplier of water to 84.0% of economic establishments in Palestine in 2013.
Percentage Distribution of Economic Establishments by Means of Water Supply and Region, 2013
|
Region |
Water network |
Collection rain water well |
Water tanks |
Others |
Total |
|
Palestine |
84.0 |
1.3 |
13.6 |
1.1 |
100 |
|
West Bank |
90.7 |
1.7 |
7.2 |
0.4 |
100 |
|
North of West Bank |
93.9 |
1.8 |
3.5 |
0.8 |
100 |
|
Middle of West Bank |
98.3 |
0.0 |
1.7 |
0.0 |
100 |
|
South of West Bank |
81.6 |
2.9 |
15.5 |
0.0 |
100 |
|
Gaza Strip |
71.0 |
0.5 |
25.9 |
2.6 |
100 |
Wastewater Disposal
Data for 2013 indicated that 65.2% of economic establishments in Palestine used the wastewater network to dispose of their wastewater and 14.4% used porous cesspits.
Percent of Economic Establishments that Use Wastewater Network by Economic Activity, 2013
79% of Economic Establishments have Separated Chemical Solid Waste Collected 1-3 Times Weekly
Data indicated that in 2013 78.9% of economic establishments in Palestine had separated chemical solid waste collected 1-3 times per week, while 31.9% of economic establishments had hazardous separated solid waste collected 4-6 times per week.
Paper and Cardboard are Main Components of Solid Waste Generated in Economic Establishments
In Palestine, 94.0% of economic establishments had waste composed of paper and cardboard, 69.8% of waste comprised plastics and rubber and 51.8% comprised soil and stone waste.
Solid Waste Disposed in Local Authority Dumping Sites
Data for 2013 showed that 81.6% of economic establishments in Palestine disposed of their solid waste in local authority dumping sites: 77.8% in West Bank and 89.5% in Gaza Strip.