Creating Opportunities to Bring Seawater Desalination to Coastal Federal Lands in California
California has a complex and diverse system of reservoirs and aqueducts to store and supply water as needed throughout the state. Urban and rural areas have comfortably relied on this system to supply water through droughts and emergencies both recently and historically in part due to the supply of water from the nearby Colorado River. In recent years, the demand for water has increased in certain environmental and wildlife areas, as well as in neighboring states that also rely on the Colorado River, putting strain on the system, and creating the question of how to solve this issue long-term.
In this article, Partner Tim Paone and co-author Edward Ring, (Director, Water and Energy Policy, CPC), discuss the real possibilities of a water shortage, how that would effect Californians locally and the larger impact globally, and how desalinated sea water projects on a state and federal level are a viable solution.
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