The community in focus here is the Palestinian village of Auja. Auja lies 12 km. north of Jericho City along the Jordan Valley's main road. It has an area of about 10 square kilometers, and a population of about 4,500 people. The main source of income is agriculture but there is also commercial activity, although to a lesser extent. Despite limited cooperation between the region’s governments on some aspects of water allocation, sustainable management of water resources has not been achieved in the Middle East peace process. Lack of sewage treatment, over-pumping of aquifers, excessive diversion of surface water flows, and difficulty in implementing critical water-demand management policies threaten scarce water resources. These circumstances pose environmental and health hazards to communities that can be a significant source of cross-border tension in addition to animosity that exists in relation to water allocation and unequal distribution.