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In reply to the discussion: California Running out of Water [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)68. Recycling water? Importing water?
Are they safer or less expensive? And what is the environmental foot print of each?
I don't know, but I think we will probably need all three.
A lot of people want to recycle water. We can start there. But over time, I don't think it will be nearly enough.
We need to develop the desalination technology now.
And we need to stop fracking and oil drilling processes that use a lot of water within California. We can't afford to waste precious water on those processes.
Every solution is very expensive. But we know that the salty water is plentiful. I'm skeptical about recycling water as a longterm solution, but I don't know so much about it.
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I am also skeptical about the quality of water that we will get if we rely on recycled water.
JDPriestly
Mar 2015
#69
thank you for that reminder. I saw a documentary on that very subject re Syria and Water
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#73
There was an op-ed piece in the LA Times recently arguing much the same. But
KingCharlemagne
Mar 2015
#18
We just voted money for water projects. If you are in California and you vote, I hope you
JDPriestly
Mar 2015
#29
Very interesting. We are going to have to have massive amounts of desalinization.
JDPriestly
Mar 2015
#28
Arid desert climate, high rate of development: What could possibly go wrong?
Populist_Prole
Mar 2015
#25
So far it's not even being discussed. The consensus is that it's too expensive...
Kablooie
Mar 2015
#27
Rice uses tons of water...which is why it was grown so much in colonial lowcountry SC. nt
raccoon
Mar 2015
#38
I think current water systems just did not keep up to the rising population/longer term average.
Yo_Mama
Mar 2015
#42
What would happen is that California will do further water restrictions, that's all
AZ Progressive
Mar 2015
#50
The certified green water goes back into the American river so Sacramento can use it
Brother Buzz
Mar 2015
#62
They'll just take it from poor people. Need all the water they can get for all the
valerief
Mar 2015
#71