Desalination has been sold as a miracle solution to solve the water problems facing municipal water districts in Texas, Florida, California and New York. Unfortunately, desalination has been a disaster for consumers and the environment.
Desalinating water is hugely energy intensive, meaning that it is astronomically expensive for the rate payer. On top of the high prices for desalinated water, the process of separating salt from sea water can cause dangerous chemicals such as Boron to leak into our drinking water and oceans. Finally, a byproduct of the entire process is a toxic brine which must be released into the marine environment.
It is unfortunate that instead of considering cost effective, environmentally responsible conservation measures to solve our water problems, we are considering shackling ourselves to expensive and harmful desalination technology.
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Desalination has been sold as a miracle solution to solve the water problems facing municipal water districts in Texas, Florida, California and New York. Unfortunately, desalination has been a disaster for consumers and the environment.
Desalinating water is hugely energy intensive, meaning that it is astronomically expensive for the rate payer. On top of the high prices for desalinated water, the process of separating salt from sea water can cause dangerous chemicals such as Boron to leak into our drinking water and oceans. Finally, a byproduct of the entire process is a toxic brine which must be released into the marine environment.
To learn more about the pitfalls of desalination, visit Food & Water Watch at http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/wate...
It is unfortunate that instead of considering cost effective, environmentally responsible conservation measures to solve our water problems, we are considering shackling ourselves to expensive and harmful desalination technology.