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Israel no longer worried about its water supply, thanks to desalination plants
McClatchy ^ | March 20, 2014 | Joel Greenberg

Posted on 04/05/2015 11:09:11 AM PDT by grundle

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To: Ouderkirk

Santa Barbara built a desalination plant in 1991, then the rains hit, and they mothballed it in 1992, now they are reopening it and Carlsbad is building the largest desalination plant in the Western hemisphere.

In 2011 the United States, along with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Spain was among the top 4 markets for desalinated water, it isn’t like we don’t know about it, or won’t incorporate it as the market dictates.

“Despite these hurdles, however, the United States ranks fourth among markets for desalinated water behind Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Spain, according to an International Desalination Association presentation from 2011.”

http://www.bna.com/us-desalination-industry-n17179876105/


21 posted on 04/05/2015 11:31:47 AM PDT by ansel12 (Palin--Mr President, the only thing that stops a bad guy with a nuke is a good guy with a nuke.)
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To: Ouderkirk

Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Plant

The Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination facility is a drought-proof, alternative water supply that provides up to 25 million gallons per day of drinking water to the region.

Seawater coming into the plant goes through a rigorous pretreatment process then freshwater is separated from the seawater using reverse osmosis. The end product is high-quality drinking water that supplies up to 10 percent of the region’s needs.

http://www.tampabaywater.org/tampa-bay-seawater-desalination-plant/index.aspx


22 posted on 04/05/2015 11:32:00 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: BuffaloJack

I kinda figured as much but there is a vague “pee in the pool” aspect to dumping it back where you’re gonna pull more ;’)


23 posted on 04/05/2015 11:32:18 AM PDT by rockrr (Everything is different now...)
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To: Ouderkirk

Israel, 8,000 square miles and a population of 8 million. Powers desalination with nuclear power.

California 163,000 square miles, population of 38 million and no one willing to store nuclear waste in “my back yard.”


24 posted on 04/05/2015 11:33:21 AM PDT by Regal
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To: grundle

Based upon the cost and production of the Israeli desal plants, the estimated cost of California’s high speed rail would produce over 6% of the current total water production in the state.


25 posted on 04/05/2015 11:34:34 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Doctrine doesn't change. The trick is to find a way around it.)
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To: Ouderkirk
California spends a fortune bringing illegals here, housing them, feeding them and educating their kids...

There's no money left for things like desalination plants. Besides, the liberal elites will have plenty of water to fill their swimming pools ...

So it's no big deal.

26 posted on 04/05/2015 11:37:25 AM PDT by GOPJ (DHS has the same budget as the USMC and has TWICE their headcount - - freeper gaijin)
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To: grundle

There are a couple ways to desalinate seawater, most of our Navy ships used distilling plants back when I was involved in their construction (70’s). They may have switched to reverse osmosis nowadays - but there is no excuse for California’s problem since the ocean is, you know, right there.


27 posted on 04/05/2015 11:40:52 AM PDT by dainbramaged (Get out of my country now)
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To: grundle

52 cents per cubic meter - 264 gallons in 1 cubic meter.


28 posted on 04/05/2015 11:44:20 AM PDT by odawg
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To: BuffaloJack

That’s a lot of extra salty water to return to the sea but it seems the ocean could handle it. For the vast Pacific Ocean adding back extra salty water. would be a miniscule blip for california concerns.


29 posted on 04/05/2015 11:48:55 AM PDT by tflabo (Truth or tyranny)
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To: rockrr

More like peeing in the Pacific. No one’s going to notice. The Pacific is very, very big.


30 posted on 04/05/2015 11:54:03 AM PDT by EternalVigilance
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To: odawg

Are you sure about that calculation 264gal is 1 cubic meter?


31 posted on 04/05/2015 11:55:46 AM PDT by tflabo (Truth or tyranny)
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To: rodguy911

Of possible interest.


32 posted on 04/05/2015 12:06:51 PM PDT by upchuck (The current Federal Governent is what the Founding Fathers tried to prevent. WAKE UP!! Amendment V.)
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To: tflabo; odawg

I got caught on a question close to this awhile back. Can you believe there are over seven gallons of water in a cubic foot? Yes, the calculation of 264 gallons per cubic meter is correct, but hard to comprehend.


33 posted on 04/05/2015 12:08:05 PM PDT by refreshed
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To: grundle

Desalination is much too complicated. Jerry can’t even spell it.


34 posted on 04/05/2015 12:08:42 PM PDT by upchuck (The current Federal Governent is what the Founding Fathers tried to prevent. WAKE UP!! Amendment V.)
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To: Ouderkirk

by the dozens is right. and they should have been building a long time ago.
israel has about 8 million people. Cali has about 38 million.
israel land size is about 8k square miles. cali is 163k square miles.


35 posted on 04/05/2015 12:21:16 PM PDT by stylin19a (obama = Eddie Mush)
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To: grundle
From the article:Oh, that we in the US were as intelligent as the professor.
36 posted on 04/05/2015 12:26:50 PM PDT by upchuck (The current Federal Governent is what the Founding Fathers tried to prevent. WAKE UP!! Amendment V.)
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To: grundle

Lets hear it for the big ice melt!


37 posted on 04/05/2015 12:29:54 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "we still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: grundle

Current level of the Yam haKinneret (Sea of Galilee).
http://www.savethekinneret.com/


38 posted on 04/05/2015 12:41:23 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: grundle

Gotta suck being a Democrat in California - knowing that a bunch of JEWS halfway around the world had the same problems with water, but instead made mincemeat of the issue by applying a bit of technology.


39 posted on 04/05/2015 12:42:23 PM PDT by BobL (REPUBLICANS - Fight for the WHITE VOTE...and you will win (see my home page))
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To: Ouderkirk

America has been comfortable for too long. When you are insulated from reality you make decisions that are divorced from reality.


40 posted on 04/05/2015 12:47:23 PM PDT by WMarshal (“A man’s rights rest in three boxes. The ballot box, jury box, and the cartridge" - F. Douglass)
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