▁cost ▁at ▁least ▁$ 2 5 0 ▁million ▁to ▁bring ▁out ▁water . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁the ▁Al - We h da ▁Dam ▁on ▁the ▁Y arm ou k ▁River , ▁it ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁Jordan ' s ▁largest ▁strateg ic ▁projects . ▁The ▁dam ▁was ▁first ▁proposed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁John ston ▁mission ' s ▁Un ified ▁Plan ; ▁however , ▁political ▁differences ▁between ▁Israel ▁and ▁Jordan ▁prevent ed ▁construction ▁from ▁beginning ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁The ▁dam ▁is ▁currently ▁listed ▁as ▁a ▁" Work ▁in ▁Progress " ▁on ▁the ▁website ▁of ▁the ▁Turkish ▁contract or ▁O z alt in . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁Israel – J ord an ▁peace ▁treat y , ▁Israel ▁has ▁agreed ▁to ▁provide ▁ ▁of ▁water ▁to ▁Jordan ▁ann ually . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁treat y ▁the ▁two ▁countries ▁would ▁co oper ate ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁allow ▁Jordan ▁better ▁access ▁to ▁water ▁resources , ▁not ably ▁through ▁d ams ▁on ▁the ▁Y arm ou k ▁River . ▁ ▁The ▁Gol an ▁He ights ▁provide ▁ ▁of ▁water ▁per ▁an num ▁to ▁Israel , ▁which ▁represents ▁a ▁third ▁of ▁its ▁annual ▁consumption . ▁The ▁Gol an ' s ▁water ▁flows ▁into ▁the ▁Sea ▁of ▁Gal ile e — Is rael ' s ▁largest ▁reserve — which ▁is ▁then ▁red ist ributed ▁throughout ▁the ▁country ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Water ▁Car rier . ▁ ▁Water ▁is ▁an ▁important ▁issue ▁in ▁the ▁Arab – Is ra