Has anyone read or know how much

[clydefrand]

it would cost California to build desalinization facilities large enough to take care of the
current draught there. Since the oceans are rising, there should be plenty available.
Wouldn't building these be cheaper than millions of people having to move to where there
is water? There really isn't any were to go is there?

[el_bryanto]

1. There's an article at the San Jose Mercury News on this subject

Apparently there have been both cost and environmental concerns, but they are building a lot of plants now. Here's the article.

Bryant

[clydefrand]

2. Thank you.

These plants should continue to be used, if only at a reduced rate, even when (if?) the draught ends. You never know when the next, and perhaps worse, draught will hit.

[rurallib]

3. Information I have been looking for for a long time

[marym625]

4. I used to work for a company

That builds these plants. They just didn't get the political support needed and closed because of that and the costs. Shame.