Gladwyn d’SouzaTurnings billion dollar problem of not addressing climate change into a trillion dollar equity problem: But #desalination is also the most expensive type of water to produce. The San Diego County Water Authority pays $3,400 an acre-foot for the Carlsbad water — more than double the cost of water it imports from other sources… By comparison, the Santa Clara Valley Water District pays about $400 an acre-foot to the federal and state government for water it draws from the #Delta. However, that #water is not as reliable during droughts.
Desalination plant proposed for San Francisco Bay https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/07/23/desalination-plant-proposed-for-san-francisco-bay/
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