Tapping of new water resources in a hitherto arid area near the Dead Sea was reported today by the Ministry of Development. It said drillers working near Sodom had reached water at a depth of 65 meters (215 feet) and that there was now a “substantial flow” of water with a comparatively low salt content from the well. The new well will serve the requirements of the potash plant at Sodom. Before the war, the plant drew its water from Jordan territory.
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