{"id":5913,"date":"2024-12-12T10:39:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T08:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adamteva.org.il\/?post_type=news_and_updates&p=5913"},"modified":"2025-04-06T13:43:40","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T11:43:40","slug":"supreme-court-remediation-must-include-public-participation","status":"publish","type":"news_and_updates","link":"https:\/\/adamteva.org.il\/en\/news_and_updates\/supreme-court-remediation-must-include-public-participation\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court stops short on demanding comprehensive contamination survey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
In its ruling on the long-running case regarding military industries’ contamination of a site in Ramat Hasharon, the Supreme Court of Appeals stopped short of requiring a comprehensive pollution survey of the entire area. However, the court responded to the appeals filed by Adam Teva V’Din, the local authority and a community action group, by mandating public involvement in the cleanup of a 2,000-acre contaminated site planned for 37,000 housing units. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For 15 years, Adam Teva V\u2019Din has fought for stricter remediation standards at the former military industries site in Ramat Hasharon. Senior attorney Eli Ben Ari and head of planning Yael Dori have pursued legal and planning interventions, particularly at the Sharon site, which borders Ramat Hasharon, Herzliya, and Hod Hasharon. \u201cOur ultimate goal is a mandated, comprehensive pollution survey before any development begins,\u201d Ben Ari said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Environmental assessments have found hazardous contaminants, including trichloroethylene (TCE), lead (Pb), ethylene dibromide (EDB), TBT, and perchlorate, which previously led to the closure of local water wells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite the clear health, environmental, and economic benefits of decontaminating sites before development, planning authorities have mandated fragmentation of the Sharon site into eight separate neighborhoods, each undergoing its own survey rather than a unified assessment. \u201cGround contamination is not static,\u201d Ben Ari warned. \u201cWithout a comprehensive plan, there is a real risk of building on toxic soil.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Amit Bracha, CEO of Adam Teva V\u2019Din, emphasized that other countries have established strict regulations for assessing and remediating contaminated sites before development. \u201cIsrael still lacks a comprehensive law on remediation, allowing developers to conduct inadequate environmental risk assessments,\u201d he said. Successive Environmental Protection Ministers have failed to advance such legislation, leaving a regulatory gap that favors piecemeal cleanups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The dangers of inadequate remediation are evident. At Nof Yam, Israel\u2019s second-largest contaminated site, multiple pollution incidents and explosions have occurred despite years of environmental assessments. Local residents are now calling for the area to be converted into a nature reserve instead of a housing development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the case of the Sharon site, Ben Ari expressed disappointment that the court did not mandate a full-site survey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cA fragmented approach to pollution surveys means incomplete information and a missed opportunity to set a precedent for remediation of similarly contaminated sites,\u201d he said, adding that the area\u2019s mature trees and woodlands are valuable natural resources that should be included and preserved as assets in the overall development plan.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Adam Teva V\u2019Din remains committed to securing thorough remediation of Israel\u2019s former industrial sites, pushing for stronger legal and planning safeguards to ensure safe and sustainable development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Israel Lands Authority and Environmental Protection Ministry will conduct pollution surveys and make remediation plans public.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5922,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"categories":[62],"tags":[77,86,108,123],"class_list":["post-5913","news_and_updates","type-news_and_updates","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-contaminated-sites","tag-litigation","tag-planning","tag-watchdog"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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