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You would still need a network of canals and pipelines, because places like Colorado and Utah facing imminent water shortages aren't close to the ocean. Desali
by CrazyStat 5y ago
You would still need a network of canals and pipelines, because places like Colorado and Utah facing imminent water shortages aren't close to the ocean.
Desalinating plus pumping water up to those places would be insanely expensive though. It's not economically feasible for the primary uses of fresh water (farming).
- thehappypm 5y agoMaybe places like Colorado and Utah just aren't meant for water-intensive farming. Why should the ecological sins of the past just be grandfathered in?
- 01100011 5y agoWell yeah, how else would you move the water? USPS? You need a massive network of canals, pipelines, pumps and reservoirs. I'm really glad our ancestors had the foresight to build the national electrical grid and the national highway system because with an attitude like I'm seeing in this thread I think the folks today would just throw up their hands and say it's too big and too difficult.