This pricing system was developed to ensure farmers would not be forced to pay the full cost of water supply and to avoid driving out smaller farms (DiSegni, 2013[49]).21 Since this pricing system was introduced during a time of severe shortages, it sent the message that the more water is consumed, the higher the price. While freshwater prices increased, recycled effluent water (REW) was increasingly available at a lower price. The use of such data by the OECD is without prejudice to the status of the Golan Heights, East Jerusalem and Israeli settlements in the West Bank under the terms of international law. This new Authority centralised the oversight of Israel’s water, moving from cross-ministerial co-ordination to a single dedicated agency.