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Water Ministry uncovers water theft operation near Dead Sea
By JT - Aug 31,2016 - Last updated at Aug 31,2016
AMMAN — The Water Ministry on Wednesday said it has uncovered violations in the Jordan Valley, near the Dead Sea, in land owned by the Investment Commission, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
The violation, carried out by an investment company, included the installation of illegal fixtures to collect and treat water before selling it to hotels at the Dead Sea.
The company had been collecting water in three pools with a capacity of 3,000 cubic metres each, the ministry added, noting that it has also removed another illegal fixture that diverted 6,000 cubic metres of water daily from a main near Wadi Mukheiris.
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