North America's largest seawater desalination plant is ahead of schedule

KGTV ABC News San Diego ^ | September 2, 2015

[Graybeard58]

You aren’t going to be able to assert that their water is more expensive than the surrounding Arab countries.

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I didn’t. This is in California, it will probably be more expensive because of regulatory compliance and taxes.

Israel’s water is $0.003 per gallon. My waater, here in central Illinois is slightly more expensive than Israel’s, at $0.0043 per gallon.

Plus I pay an additional sewer usage fee of $0.0043 per gallon. I don’t know if Israel does that or not. California probably charges sewer usage fees also, they aren’t about to let Illinois get ahead of them on fees.

Per capita wise, Illinois is ahead of California (We’re # 1) in public pension liabilities and the rats in the California legislature have vowed to never let something like that happen again.

If you reply back, (not necessary) I’ll probably be gone, getting out of Illinois for 4 whole days. Going to visit some grand kids in Missouri, who we haven’t seen in a long time. 300 mile one way trip, my butts already hurting just thinking about it.

Be safe and God bless you and yours.

[huldah1776]

I wonder if they could sell the sea salt to offset a grain of the cost? Can they get the crud from Japan out, too? Then the 55 million gallons of fresh water are being dumped back into the ocean. I wonder if the greenies are checking on the salt water fish?

[Graybeard58]

$0.003 per gallon in Israel, see reply # 41

[Travis T. OJustice]

Eight powerful pumps will push 54-million gallons of water 10 miles uphill every day.

So the reservoir is at an elevation of 50,000 FT plus? LOL. They will have some serious pressure at the tap, for sure!

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Anti Israel San Diegoans, boycott water.

[catnipman]

“I wonder if they could sell the sea salt to offset a grain of the cost?”

There is no salt. The effluent from desalinization plants is simply saltier sea water pumped back into the ocean.

[Tau Food]

Unless you are an illegal, then it's free... access to clean drinking water is a human right, you know.

I would bet that most people in the world would agree with you.

[Steven Scharf]

“I wonder if they could sell the sea salt to offset a grain of the cost?”

There is no salt. The effluent from desalinization plants is simply saltier sea water pumped back into the ocean

I think you mean there is no dry salt to package.

[huldah1776]

Well, they should take out the salt. Better for you, so my sister’s say.

[RansomOttawa]

I wonder why they have to push the water so high?

Water flows downhill, so gravity pressurizes the water supply. That's why municipal water is often kept in those mushroom-shaped towers—as much water as possible is kept as high as possible.

[mountn man]

Water flows downhill, so gravity pressurizes the water supply. That's why municipal water is often kept in those mushroom-shaped towers—as much water as possible is kept as high as possible.

But the article specifically stated “...Eight pumps will push 54-million gallons of water 10 miles uphill every day...”

10 miles seems awful high :)

[mountn man]

Just an FYI, 10 miles equals 52,800 ft.
That means water pressure would be 22867 psi

[mountn man]

22867.68 psi

[Travis T. OJustice]

LOLz, yep.

[Rebelbase]

They could recoup some of their operating costs if the sea salt by-product was marketed and sold.

[RansomOttawa]

Just an FYI, 10 miles equals 52,800 ft.
That means water pressure would be 22867 psi

It's clear that "10 miles" was meant to describe the distance it had to be pumped, not the altitude. Even Mt. Everest is only 5 miles and change tall.

[huldah1776]

sisters. oops

[grundle]

Good point. I guess the 10 miles is diagonal, not vertical.