Time to crank up the talk about de-sal plants again on the coast.
A very alarming report was released yesterday from the reputable Scripps Institution of Oceanography about the chances of Lake Mead drying up within the next 14 years.
See article from Scripps here.
There is no doubt that this will play of the fears of people in our area. We've seen Lake Mead drop like a lead balloon over the last 10 years or so. The water concerns here locally are very real. I'm not saying that this report should be taken lightly. However, from this article we should be thinking about solutions.
Water is NOT hard to find on this planet. Technology exists that can turn ocean water into potable resources. Transportation of water is probably still cost prohibitive on a large scale, but now there is a real timetable that faces us all in the southwest region of our country.
There will always be a demand for water resources... and I'm willing to bet that someone or something will supply the demand... but it's likely going to mean paying a higher cost for that resource. Each one of us will have choices to make.
And of course, there is a 50% chance that the findings in the Scripps report are wrong, but I'm not willing to bet on that.
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