California panel unanimously rejects proposal for plant to turn ocean water into drinking water

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[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

"The project would kill marine life in about 275 million gallons of seawater per day," This alone right here caught my eye and is important to know. Not to mention the very high costs to treat this water makes this a bad idea to even begin with. Maybe now CA will slow down on its building so many homes since they cannot properly provide for the residents.

[–]BravoVictor[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

But that's just nonsense. Most of the "marine life" they're referring to are microbes. What do you think happens when your toilet water gets treated? All "marine life" in it gets killed. They're not sucking up whales and dolphins.

You're right about the high cost, but that's true of virtually all desalination plants. However, that's still cheaper than trucking in water from hundreds of miles away.

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If this is the case then what is stopping this committee from approving it? I live. nowhere near CA and do not follow closely but since I have family out that way I do try and keep up with things like the water shortage issues.

[–]BravoVictor[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

If this is the case then what is stopping this committee from approving it?

For the exact reason they cite. They care more about marine life, in any form, than human life. That's been Democrat's ethos for years.