respective areas.

Transfer of Authority

4. The Israeli side shall transfer to the Palestinian side, and the Palestinian side shall assume, powers and responsibilities in the sphere of water and sewage in the West Bank related solely to Palestinians, that are currently held by the military government and its Civil Administration, except for the issues that will be negotiated in the permanent status negotiations, in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
   
   
5. The issue of ownership of water and sewage related infrastructure in the West Bank will be addressed in the permanent status negotiations.
   
   

Additional Water

6. Both sides have agreed that the future needs of the Palestinians in the West Bank are estimated to be between 70 - 80 mcm/year.
   
   
7. In this framework, and in order to meet the immediate needs of the Palestinians in fresh water for domestic use, both sides recognize the necessity to make available to the Palestinians during the interim period a total quantity of 28.6 mcm / year, as detailed below:
   
   
1. Israeli Commitment:
   
   
1. Additional supply to Hebron and the Bethlehem area, including the construction of the required pipeline - 1 mcm/year.
   
   
2. Additional supply to Ramallah area - 0.5 mcm/year.
   
   
3. Additional supply to an agreed take-off point in the Salfit area - 0.6 mcm / year.
   
   
4. Additional supply to the Nablus area - 1 mcm/year.
   
   
5. The drilling of an additional well in the Jenin area - 1.4 mcm/year.
   
   
6. Additional supply to the Gaza Strip - 5 mcm/year.
   
   
7. The capital cost of items ( 1 ) and ( 5 ) above shall be borne by Israel.
   
   
2. Palestinian Responsibility:
   
   
1. An additional well in the Nablus area -2.1 mcm/year.
   
   
2. Additional supply to the Hebron, Bethlehem and Ramallah areas from the Eastern Aquifer or other agreed sources in the West Bank - 17 mcm/year.
   
   
3. A new pipeline to convey the 5 mcm/year from the existing Israeli water system to the Gaza Strip. In the future, this quantity will come from desalination in Israel.
   
   
4. The connecting pipeline from the Salfit take-off point to Salfit.
   
   
5. The connection of the additional well in the Jenin area to the

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