In many areas planting new trees without a stable source of already scarce water may be pointless. So, yes, desalination on a large scale will sooner or later w

In many areas planting new trees without a stable source of already scarce water may be pointless. So, yes, desalination on a large scale will sooner or later would be necessary. At the same time idea of "provide more water, skip the water use regulation" is quite mad. Growing alfa-alfa in CA to be shipped to Saudi Arabia is brain dead even if apparently commercially profitable. It should not be.