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> Isreal exists, relies heavily on desalination plants, and is an agricultural exporter so we know the situation is solvable Israel also has a lot of reclamati
by mabbo 8y ago
> Isreal exists, relies heavily on desalination plants, and is an agricultural exporter so we know the situation is solvable
Israel also has a lot of reclamation systems. Most of their sewage gets filtered and the fresh water reused. In most of North America, we give minimal safe treatment to sewage and then dump it back into our water sources.
That is a very expensive process, but cheaper than desalination usually. We just need to get over the ick factor.
- loeg 8y ago"Gray water" use for irrigation is pretty common in dry areas. I don't know if it used for farms producing food for humans, though.
- atoav 8y agoThat is interesting to hear, I grew up in the alps, where water plays an important role in my province (90% of the enery comes from water). You can drink the water from the lakes etc. The idea not to perfectly clean the sewage water you created, would sound irresponsible to anybody living here, as the water cycle becomes very apparent even to the craziest right wing nut when you live in the mountains.
- ctdonath 8y agoPolitical slam unnecessary.