Hagihon

For a spring in Jerusalem, see Gihon Spring. For a river in Genesis, see Gihon. For the Okinawan king, see Gihon (Ryukyu).

Hagihon Ltd. (Hebrew: הגיחון) is the municipal water and waste water works corporation for the city of Jerusalem, Israel. Since 2010, Hagihon also services the neighboring towns of Mevaseret Zion and Abu Gosh. Hagihon is Israel's largest water and sewage authority with a yearly budget of over 600 million shekels.[1]

Hagihon was founded in 1996 by the municipality of Jerusalem and operates as an independent corporation by the authority of the Water & Sewage Corporations Law.[2] Hagihon became officially independent from the municipality of Jerusalem in 2003.[3] Since 2014, Hagihon's Chairman of the board of is Avi Balashnikov.[4]

Hagihon provides water and sewage services to ~1 million residents of the greater Jerusalem area including East Jerusalem, Mevaseret Zion and Abu Gosh, spanning 32,500 acres.[3]

Hagihon was one of the first large water works systems to install smart sensors for early detection of leaks.[5]

Hagihon's name is taken from ancient Jerusalem's main water source, the Gihon Spring.

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  2. ^ "LawPrimary". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  3. ^ a b "hagihon.co.il/about". hagihon.co.il.
  4. ^ "Hagihon Company, The Details Of The Corporation". Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  5. ^ "Israeli Startup Prevents Water Leaks Before They Happen". www.triplepundit.com. Retrieved 2022-09-28.