Why has California chosen water shortages over desalination?

wordpress ^ | February 1, 2014 | Dan from Squirrel Hill

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Why has California chosen water shortages over desalination?

Israel has made the choice to turn its water shortages into surpluses by building lots of desalination plants. Desalination costs less than 40 cents per cubic meter, which is less than 1/6 penny per gallon. It’s so cheap that in addition to using desalinized water for residential uses, Israel also uses it for agriculture.

Meanwhile, California has chosen to have water shortages instead of building enough desalination plants.

Why did California make this choice?

[CaptainK]

I thought there was going to be an explanation when I clicked on the link.

[mountainlion]

Sounds like kalifornika is all in for UN Agenda 21.

[Nip]

To provide the ruling political party (Democrats) with an on going political crises for their benefit. Plus, to provide leverage over the conservative (Republican) parts of the state.

Any other questions?

[rktman]

Ocean dwellers rights to not be deprived of a certain level of salinity close to shore.

[Plummz]

This was a better idea a few years ago, before General Electric nuked the Pacific.

[irishjuggler]

Well, wouldn’t building desalination plants take billions away from the high-speed rail line that hardly anyone wants and fewer will ride??

[Scrambler Bob]

Let the homeless pee on the beach.

[mountn man]

Just think. Global warming is going to raise sea levels. California, with desal plants would have all the water it wants.

[skinkinthegrass]

they wish to de-populated southern Kalifornia?..(i wish :)
save some very obscure animal/plant/microbe species?..
relieve pressure on the earthquake faults..glo-bull warming?
hand it over to Mehico, they populate it anyways..

[B212]

simple explanation....plants require enormous amounts of fossil fuel electrical power, or N-power generated electrical power....none of which is available

[markman46]

there is a desal plant in Santa Barbara that is mothballed, and one is trying to be built in San Diego County. why not “Coastal Commission”

[JRandomFreeper]

California has so much oil that it naturally seeps into the ocean.

The problem is political, not economic or technical.

/johnny

[KirbDog]

The answer is simple. The people must suffer.

[babble-on]

California is a lot bigger than Israel

[cicero2k]

It’s because California has become a cash cow for politicians, unions, teachers, public sector workers that the rest of the state producers don’t matter. This includes agriculture, manufacturing and to some degree the media industry.

Gone are the days when a Molhulland can envision and implement a water rerouting that Los Angeles depends on to this day. Even Jerry Brown senior built a canal from north to south.

Instead, the infrastructure projects are throwbacks to the 19th century, complete waste of money (i.e. bullet train no faster than an 1870 steam locomotive).

[dalereed]

The enviro whackos are preaching that it will increase the salinity of the ocean and kill their precious fish and sea life.

After years of fighting in the courts they are building a plant in Carlsbad, CA but it will be years before it will be in operation

[bigheadfred]

The problem is political

ever where you turn

[Jack Hydrazine]

Collectivists love shortages!

[E. Pluribus Unum]

The New World Order won’t be able to use fresh water as a weapon if it’s not limited in supply.