just bitch about the ones that exist.
See Dr. Scott Jenkens, PHD Scripps institute of Oceanography
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"The environmental effects of desalination plants have been studied for more than 20 years. In fact today thousands of these plants are operating all over the world providing scientists with a vast body of data which has confirmed that these plants do not harm the marine environment"
Desalination myths:
Myth: The desalination facility may harm marine life.
Fact: The Huntington Beach Desalination Facility is environmentally safe. Dr. Scott Jenkins and Dr. Jeffery Graham of Scripps Institution of Oceanography conclude that “the science has demonstrated the effects of the desalination facility on the marine environment are benign, and in principle, no different than the effects of natural evaporation.”
Myth: Desalination uses a lot of energy and is more expensive than importing water to make this a viable facility.
Fact: It takes the same amount of energy to produce enough desalinated water for a family’s needs for a year as it does to run a refrigerator for a year. With the cost of imported supplies from Northern California increasing and the reduction in our allotment from the Colorado River, desalinated water is competitively priced with any new high quality water supply. “Improving technology, however, means that desalinated water gradually will become cheaper, and at the same time, reduced allocations of Colorado River water and higher energy rates will drive up imported water costs. Prices are expected to intersect in about a decade,” said Kevin P. Hunt, general manager at the Municipal Water District Orange County (Orange County Register, April 4, 2005).
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