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Re:A vision for the alleviation of water scarcity in the US ... by tuatoru on Friday January 12, 2024 @02:59PM (#38973163)
Yes it is. We do it with urban wastewater in thousands of locations around the world. This is not a hard problem, nor is it expensive.
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Re:A vision for the alleviation of water scarcity in the US ... by hnmullany on Friday January 12, 2024 @04:51PM (#38974625)
Waste brine is substantially more dense than regular seawater, so it tends to form a coherent layer that doesn't mix easily: it's why waste brine sinks to the sea-bed and spreads out in a layer.
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Re:A vision for the alleviation of water scarcity in the US ... by tuatoru on Saturday January 13, 2024 @05:09PM (#38985129)
Diffusers are a thing. Fairly well understood.
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