[expatpat]

Desalted seawater is really a prominent source of water only in places like the Arabian Peninsula, where alternatives are all but nonexistent.

And where energy is really cheap.

The Marin eco-types like Huffman will add further to the costs of living in Californistan and the stress on electic power. But that's their problem, since I live on the E. Coast. Perhaps the wider use of desalination will bring costs down, but the energy-intensivity makes me skeptical.

[dtel]

I am surprised this technology has not been in use for decades already.
One of the bigger mistakes of our times, IMO.

[Clara Lou]

Question: Withdrawing all of those millions of gallons of water from the bay daily will have what environmental effects on the bay? Is that another can of worms or not a problem?