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Can the Israeli inventors of water-saving drip irrigation ‘solve’ the Berkeley Pit?

"Whatever we can do to help. A successful, strong, prosperous U.S. is in our interest. We want to share what we know if we can be constructive and helpful.”

— Israel’s Consul General Andy David

The Israelis are experts on water-saving drip irrigation and desalinization, Raanan told The Montana Standard during a tour of Montana Resources’ Horseshoe Bend Water Treatment Plant Tuesday afternoon. The desert country, located in the Middle East on the Mediterranean Sea, nationalized its water system about a decade ago, Raanan said. The country also came up with a new word, "fertigation," which is fertilizer combined with drip irrigation. Such a practice increases yield with less water, according to Raanan.

The Israelis appeared impressed by Horseshoe Bend Water Treatment Plant. It is controversial in Butte as some believe it is inadequate and unprepared to handle the pit’s mine wastewater when the day comes, in 2023, to pump and treat the pit’s water in perpetuity. Butte-Silver Bow Chief Executive Dave Palmer said he is "keeping his fingers crossed" that the Israeli experts could come up with a different plan for the Berkeley Pit.

The two Israelis who made the international trip were Raanan Adin, who is head of an Israeli water consulting firm http://www.amiadusa.com/ , and his father, professor Avner Adin, who is a distinguished water technology specialist.

SUSAN DUNLAP [email protected]

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