[theBuckwheat]

There is NO SUCH THING as a shortage of water. There is only water that costs more than the legacy uses can justify.

Since the oceans have not dried up, we have an unlimited amount of sea water that can be desalinated and then piped or hauled to where it is needed. However, people may not be able to afford to buy it and will have to move to where water is less expensive. But please don’t fall for this “shortage” nonsense.

[wolfcreek]

The issue would be having desalination plants on-line and the necessary pipes to transport the water where it is needed.

Texas (IIRC) doesn’t have one for public use.

[X-spurt]

Not promoting desal, but having spent more than a little time in Northern Chile, they are almost exclusively on desal water for municipal, business and mining. Rarely hear much complaining about desal costing too much. Guess its relative to the cost of no water.