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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
An alternative would be aquifer recharge using desalinated water. It's on the table in Arizona. The Governor has held talks with Mexico about the potential for a desalination plant on the Sea of Cortez. It's a drop in the bucket to what is needed, but could be the model of how the west can take on the challenges of replenishing the aquifer. Naysayers talk it down but don't bring solutions themselves. This is a larger problem where lots of small solutions will make up the answer.
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Many countries have been dealing with water restriction issues for 50+ years and have built out the infrastructure to create more stability when it comes to availability through wet / dry years.
Why we in the West thing we know better when it comes to these issues is beyond me. Almost every single proposal is met with 25 reasons of why its a terrible idea.
This thread is a small but great example of that.
The naysayers have handicapped our ability to make good decisions, even if the face of serious problems for which solutions absolutely do exist.
"Desalinization does not work for agriculture"
"Spain (and others I'd imagine) use Desalinization to 20% + of their agriculture needs"
"Crickets...."
Not picking on you opendoor, but I'd imagine that is how many conversations are going in California these days when it comes to dealing with this crisis.