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Sure. I understand this, but is there a context in which desal water is ONLY used for drinking water, not for lawns and toilets and whatnot? At that point it ma
by themartorana 10y ago
Sure. I understand this, but is there a context in which desal water is ONLY used for drinking water, not for lawns and toilets and whatnot? At that point it maybe becomes a different story? I realize that requires parallel infrastructure possibly (to deliver to the home) but I would think drinking water would be the first use.
- CydeWeys 10y agoPipes are simultaneously expensive and efficient, to the point where it makes sense to distribute only potable water. It would cost way more to add the infrastructure to pipe gray water everywhere than it does to just use freshwater for household irrigation purposes. Bottled water is so incredibly expensive that it really doesn't matter where the water in it comes from -- the production cost of the water in the bottle itself is insignificant compared to the retail price of that bottle. Besides, it's not like you can water lawns with seawater. When you're at the point where you're having to rely on desalinated water to drink, you're going to need to use it on your lawn as well (if you want to have a lawn).