Re:Extreme heat, drought will permanently scar California an...
by jjav on Thursday June 30, 2022 @04:01PM
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> It would cost
What costs does this $419/acre-foot cover?
(1 acre-foot = 325,851 gallons)
You'd also have to include the cost of transporting that water to every place that's not next to the desalinisation plant(s). That can be expensive, particulaly uphill to the mountains.
And does it cover the cost of handling the byproducts?
Today we pay about $120/mo for about 5000 gallons, so $1440 for 60000 gallons per year, so $2275 for acre-foot. Difficult to believe desalinized water would be as cheap as $419 since it is always described as very expensive way to get water.
What costs does this $419/acre-foot cover?
(1 acre-foot = 325,851 gallons)
You'd also have to include the cost of transporting that water to every place that's not next to the desalinisation plant(s). That can be expensive, particulaly uphill to the mountains.
And does it cover the cost of handling the byproducts?
Today we pay about $120/mo for about 5000 gallons, so $1440 for 60000 gallons per year, so $2275 for acre-foot. Difficult to believe desalinized water would be as cheap as $419 since it is always described as very expensive way to get water.