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Originally Posted by Chief Pagan
Desalinization plants are economical as far as residents taking showers. But that, contrary to the hype, has never been the issue.
It takes over a gallon of water, depending on which web site you look at, to grow a single almond. Not one pound. Not one can.
One freaking almond.
You can't economically use desal for agriculture.
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That's ridiculous. I think I've heard that before, but at what point do we accept that almond's aren't a good use of resources and move to better crops?