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There's plenty of empty government land on the California Coast. The main reason there aren't more desal plants is because ejecting the leftover brine into the
by derekdahmer 8y ago
There's plenty of empty government land on the California Coast.
The main reason there aren't more desal plants is because ejecting the leftover brine into the ocean is an environmental concern.
- jfoutz 8y agoAnd it’s expensive. You pump a ton of energy into a system to get water. Water is so cheap you can pour it on the ground.
- yellowapple 8y agoWater's a lot less cheap in actual deserts (like in Nevada and Arizona). Places with massive water surpluses (like what California could have) tend to end up selling their surpluses to places with water deficits, raking in cash that can go into all sorts of things that California wants to buy (like, say, high-speed rail connections between all the major cities).