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Originally Posted by opendoor
Desalinated water is insanely expensive. California's problem isn't a drinking water shortage; it's that agriculture there uses an obscene amount of water to grow things that shouldn't be grown in such a dry climate (almonds, pistachios, alfalfa, etc.).
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Israel, a much smaller economy, has built desalination plants that are even supplying neighbouring countries with water while at the same time supplying a decent size agriculture sector that actually plants and harvests in very desert like conditions.
California certainly is rich enough to do it, and they are also located in literally the perfect place to build the plants.