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Re:Desalination system could produce freshwater that is chea... by toast0 on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @11:16PM (#37684771)
Sure, but do people really pay desal prices to irrigate fields?

Also, a lot of places are using desal to augment other supplies. If you've got 15% of your municipal water supply coming from desal, sewage treatment outflows should be significant compared to brine.

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Re:Desalination system could produce freshwater that is chea... by CydeWeys on Thursday September 28, 2023 @03:24PM (#37694434)
I mean, they do if they're watering their lawns and that's where their water is coming from.
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