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San Diego got its desal plant in the husk of an old coal plant, and it has been the GREATEST thing. We are much closer to water independence than anyone else in
by tomc1985 4y ago
San Diego got its desal plant in the husk of an old coal plant, and it has been the GREATEST thing. We are much closer to water independence than anyone else in the state and not having to listen about constant drought nagging has been FANTASTIC
- kylehotchkiss 4y agostrong agree! it comes out to just about 7% of the total water though doesn't it?
- tomc1985 4y agoIs it really that little? The last few droughts to roll through California have been a non-issue. But maybe that's because domestic (non-agricultural) water consumption is like 5% of total water use
- kylehotchkiss 4y agoYup! It's actually 8% according to a recent NYTimes article about the plant https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/29/us/san-diego-drinking-water.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/29/us/san-diego-drinking-wat...