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		RichardCNormos on Aug 29, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The fight against drought in California has a new ... Desalination is an ecological catastrophe, and it costs over $1,000 per acre-foot, and that's before the cost of water delivery to the end user. For comparison, my local irrigation district charges ~$150 per acre-foot, delivered. Desalination doesn't work for California.

Dylan16807 on Aug 29, 2022 [–]

1) You can make it not be a catastrophe.

2) People that really want a green lawn will pay.

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