About 3000 workers were employed during the construction.[7] Rutenberg's original proposal explained that the location near Jisr el-Majami was the only site on which it was "possible to begin construction of a powerhouse immediately", due to the required proximity to the Sea of Galilee (which would act as a natural reservoir) and because it represented the location which had been most densely settled by Jews.[8] The choice of the location influenced the ongoing Anglo-French discussions over the location of the mandatory borders, which became the Paulet–Newcombe Agreement.[9] A similar dynamic appeared in the finalization of the eastern border with respect to what became known as the "Semakh triangle".[10]