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It may be that they need too much for the local water company. During launches, they need to spray water- a lot of it. Using salt water would probably be prob
by mabbo 6y ago
It may be that they need too much for the local water company.
During launches, they need to spray water- a lot of it. Using salt water would probably be problematic. Lots of residue left over.
- cbanek 6y agoSalt water is also corrosive.
- flybrand 6y agoMuch of Texas has brackish water when pumped from wells. It’s the reason a lot of desal tech originated there, FL and CA.
- BuyMyBitcoins 6y agoAdditionally, Texas also has very few natural lakes and reservoirs.
- dylan604 6y agoSpecifacally, only one lake is natural. The rest of them are manmade.
- irrational 6y agoWhich lake is that?
- jamiek88 6y agoLake Caddo way out east basically Louisiana border. Louisiana has a LOT of lakes.
- shiftpgdn 6y agoKind of a fun bit of trivia I picked up working at a geoscience company: Those brackish wells can be very rich in lithium, especially in South Texas.