In particular, the Hasbani sub-basin is threatened by several types of pollution, including domestic wastewater and olive oil production residues."' In addition to an increase in salinity due to high evaporation rates,'* higher salinity values are mainly a result of the presence of chloride-rich saline springs close to the lake shore and on the lake floor, which discharge an estimated 40 MCM/yr into the lake. However, the construction of the Salinity Diversion Channel (SDC) in 1967 as part of Israels National Water Carrier project allowed for the diversion of saline water from springs on the western and north-western side of the lake"’ to the Lower Jordan River.