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The Pros And Cons Of Desalination

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alifornia to build a desalination plant, but the people voted against it. Although this process sounds like the silver bullet, it is extremely expensive to do. It is estimated that it would cost $1,000 an acre foot. The other downfall to desalination is that requires extraordinary amount of energy to transform saltwater to potable water. The environmental impacts of desalination are negative too. Think about sucking millions of gallons of water from the ocean and the potential consequences that could have on the ocean. It will not be just water that is being sucked in, all sorts of aquatic organisms could be sucked. Although cities are gaining water through desalination, it is not the best option. Recycling and conserving water is a whole lot cheaper. If we conserve our water correctly and use our water efficiently, we will be a lot better off. Examples of conserving water can be seen by what the state of California just passed concerning water restrictions, specifically in the Bay Area. One of the restrictions is that people can only water their lawns two days a week. This is a great restriction, because it is easy to monitor how many days you have watered. This is a great way to …show more content…

I understand for farmers it is a little different, but for the general public, recycling and conserving is the way to go. I stated the results of recycling and conserving efforts earlier. The thing that stands out to me about recycling water is that, in Las Vegas, everybody can take a 20 minute shower and the city’s water consumption would go up. This is a huge advantage of recycling water. These results are very good, considering there has been little to no rainfall. Also that the all the reservoirs and groundwater is being depleted. Cooler temperatures and rainfall can fix those problems, even though it may not happen for years to

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