“…In Israel, for example, DSW reached 66 % of the domestic and industrial fresh water supply in 2017 (Israel Water Authority, 2018). This growing use of DSW affects downstream water systems such as reservoirs (Ronen-Eliraz et al, 2017;Negev et al, 2017;Stuyfzand et al, 2017;Ganot et al, 2017Ganot et al, , 2018, wastewater treatment plants (Lahav et al, 2010;Negev et al, 2017) and agricultural irrigation (Lahav et al, 2010;Yermiyahu et al, 2007). One direct way by which DSW use affects the water budget is managed aquifer recharge (MAR).…”