Do folks here understand the expense and energy use associated with desalination plants?

[Hekate]

137. ALL of California is having the worst drought ever. 2013 was the driest in history.

82% of the state is in the "extreme drought" category. Here's some photos

http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2014/09/dramatic-photos-of-californias-historic-drought/100804/

We are up Shit Creek sitting on dry rocks. The snow pack in the Sierras is down 80% or more.

The toilet situation is as follows: If it's yellow, let it mellow. If it's brown, flush it down. I think most of us in the 'burbs aren't overly strict with that yet -- but people in mountain communities are.

Our shower is too small to hold one of us plus a bucket, but I know people who are using their shower water on their gardens. We do have a bucket by the kitchen sink, and a big bowl in the sink. The bowl catches the handwashing water, which then gets dumped in the bucket, which then goes on our little trees and outdoor potted plants. If I'm pre-rinsing pots and dishes, they get rinsed in that bowl, and then that water goes down the drain.

Things look fairly green now, because winter in California is the green season. We've had a couple of storms, and that freshens things up, makes the plants in the wild spring up; but in a couple of months, if not sooner, they will all go to seed and "Golden" California will take on its characteristic hue. The storms, btw, have barely put a dent in the drought.

The Governor asked us to lower our domestic water usage by 20% -- apparently we lowered it by 22%, yay us. But we are going to have to do a lot more; especially Agribusiness is going to have to do more.