The Valley of Springs is a regional council in the north east of Israel. It comprises of 24 different communities each with their own independent local council/decision-making structures. Some are kibbutzim (full cooperatives), others are villages (moshavim). The population is around 23,000.
The functions of the regional council are therefore similar in some ways to a county council which provides some shared services such as refuse collection, welfare services, education, and culture. The council is adjacent to the city of Beit Shean and some of the communities are just 2-3 kms from the border with Jordan.