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

[CreekDog]

167. Why did you write all that?

You're saying that the Romans built systems to move water downhill.

While you're saying we can build systems that will move water uphill.

You don't even realize the difference in terms of energy needs and engineering.

They are huge and to desalinate, then move that water uphill for great distances to irrigate water intensive crops (when we could be using less water intensive crops or irrigation) makes no sense, and will bankrupt us if we try to do it for agriculture, and will bankrupt state agriculture if we make them pay for it themselves.

You keep trying to sustain the same supply, while creating a massive desalination infrastructure, a massive energy infrastructure to run it, and you haven't even considered the energy and infrastructure you'll need to move that water from new sources to these agricultural areas.

It will take away the profit margin in agriculture, and if it doesn't it will mean our taxes go up and vastly, to pay for what they don't.

You aren't thinking this out. You're too busy advocating instead of studying.

You've already made your decision and it's stopped you from thinking your idea through completely. Worse, it's made you think you're done thinking.