Ariel Waste Management Research
: Note - no google maps high rez satellite imagery of Israel allowed (traditional sources)
I have attached some images to the email where you found this link.
1. The City is set on the southern hill side over looking the valley in which the Palestinian Town of Salfit is located.
It is laid out light a military base so that it can be defended. Reminds me of Wildflicken, Bavaria, In Germany, and is about the same size and similar shape
https://www.friendsofariel.org/about/message-from-the-mayor/
Reports of waste seeping out of Ariel into Salfiy
The bad odor is constant here and nowadays it has become normal to find rodents and insects in this area” Ahmed, a resident of Burin, tells staring at the smelly polluted water flowing less than 10 meters from the houses of his village located between Salfit and Nablus, in the northern part of the West Bank – “It’s not only about the smell. In the village a lot of people suffer from skin diseases, asthmas, and other illnesses.” The waste water stemming from Ariel settlement has played a major role in the contamination of water and in the pollution of the environment in the Salfit area. Due to the concentration of pollutant elements in this zone, many agricultural fields have been destroyed and many animals and plants have been killed. Moreover, many infectious waterborne diseases, like diarrhea, have broken out especially among children.
Note: this is from a Palestinian opposition blog Mondoweiss
2. Land ownership: Interrum Law:
February 6, 2017, the Knesset plenum approved the Law for the Regulation of Settlement in Judea and Samaria, 5777-2017.[1] The law passed with the support of sixty members with fifty-two objecting.
On February 6, 2017, the Knesset (Israel’s Parliament) passed a law for the regulation of land in Judea and Samaria (the West Bank). Land subject to the regulation is defined as that on which Israeli settlements were built “in good faith” or “with the consent of the state.” The law provides for registration of land ownership under the name of the government official in charge where ownership has not otherwise been established. Additionally, it provides for the expropriation of the rights of use and possession of privately-owned land in the region. Such expropriation will be in effect until a political resolution on the status of the region is achieved. Landowners whose property rights have been affected will be compensated.
Effective from the date of publication, the law suspends all pending administrative orders for the evacuation and destruction of settlements, except for those orders issued for the implementation of judicial decrees or court decisions. The law provides for the expiration of such suspended orders after a specified period.
The law also allows for the expropriation of the rights to use and possession of land where the owners have been identified, if it is determined that the expenses incurred for building settlements on such land have exceeded, at the time of their construction, the value of the land without the construction. [5] The expropriation of rights to use and possession can be determined by the relevant area’s authorities within six months from the date of publication of the law. [6] The expropriation must be exercised, to the extent possible, in accordance with the provisions of the Jordanian land law, insofar as these provisions do not contradict the requirements under the law. Furthermore, the expropriation of these rights will be effective only until the adoption of a political determination on the status of the West Bank and Israeli settlements in it. [7]
Technically, the Shomron regional Council Provides services to this area. Ariel falls in the central region and is listed as a "Local council" rule.
So Ariel is not a city, or rural. Local council status is determined by passing a minimum threshold, enough to justify operations as independent municipal units, although not large enough to be declared a city.[4][5] In general this applies to all settlements of over 2,000 people.
The Union of Local Authorities in Israel (ULAI) is the umbrella organization of local councils in Israel.
3. Existing Waste management.
There appears to be no organized System in the plaestainian areas all around ariel.
Palestinian inhabitants have disposed of their solid wastes at open dumpsites over the past 40 years without an adequate solid waste management (SWM) plans.
Recently, the Palestinian Authority initiated SWM planning to establish controlled sanitary landfills, based on a participatory approach. The purpose of this study was to assess public concerns about existing solid waste dumpsites and public perceptions of sanitary landfill site selection. The study will also take into consideration the effect of diverse social, economic, and environmental related factors of the inhabitants on sitting suitable landfill sites in three Palestinian districts in the West Bank,
"Nablus, ( north of the Ariela)
"Salfit, (Right next to the city, down the hill south)
""Ramallah and Al-Bireh.- 25 miles south
" The results of this study showed that 64.9 % of the sample population are aware of the problems and potential impacts associated with random dumpsites, and 41.6 % think that they are suffering from the dumps.
Among the environmental, socioeconomic, and political factors, the environmental factors, air pollution in particular, are thought be the most important consideration in selecting a landfill site. The "fairness in selecting a landfill site" was chosen to be one of the most important socioeconomic factors, possibly as a reaction to the Israeli occupation and subsequent land use restrictions in the West Bank, Palestinian territory.
Public concerns about and perceptions of solid waste dump sites and selection of sanitary landfill sites in the West Bank, Palestinian territory (PDF Download Available). Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273785047_Public_concerns_about_and_perceptions_of_solid_waste_dump_sites_and_selection_of_sanitary_landfill_sites_in_the_West_Bank_Palestinian_territory [accessed Jun 28, 2017].
article April 2015
Westbank has 3 areas, A, B, C
A Palestinian Control
B Some palestinain regulated by Israel
C. Israel Control
Both Pro Palestinian and Pro Israel Press Releases suggest areas B and C take very long to get waste permits or are denined. There fore, there is a sh9rt
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