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I need to clarify here, the GSL is far far too salty to desalinate, and Utah is pretty close to the head of the Colorado, not the other way around. It's AZ and
by gustavus 3y ago
I need to clarify here, the GSL is far far too salty to desalinate, and Utah is pretty close to the head of the Colorado, not the other way around. It's AZ and NM and CA that are having problems with the CO not providing enough water.
Also the GSL water is entirely divorced from the CO river water.
- Dig1t 3y agoOh I’m not talking about desalination of GSL. I’m talking about California doing desalination and not using the Colorado river for water anymore. If they stopped using water from the Colorado, there would be more water for Utah to take from it. States up the river use less water in order to leave some for the states down river. So if the states downriver stopped using it, then states upstream could increase their usage.
- irrational 3y agoHow would they get the water over the Rocky Mountains to the Salt Lake Valley? I thought the pipeline from the Pacific Ocean was a crazy idea, but you have that one beat.
- Dig1t 3y agoUtah already gets 27% of its water from the Colorado river. I am not suggesting that Utah desalinate the Pacific Ocean or that Utah desalinate the great salt lake. I am saying they should increase their usage of water from the Colorado River. If California stopped using the Colorado river for water, then Utah could pull more water from the Colorado. Water can be moved in pipelines or controlled via a manmade river/channel.
- thehappypm 3y agoThe Colorado flows through Utah, why shouldn’t a state use water that flows through it?