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Tag: Stanford University

Why Desalination Isn’t the Solution to Water Woes

June 2, 2016 smarterwater

Stanford University recently hosted a diverse roundtable discussion to explore whether seawater desalination can resolve California’s water problems. Leon Szeptycki,…

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Filed under: California, California Drought, Climate Change, Desalination, Drought, Environment, Ocean, Renewable Energy, Southern California, Stanford University, Sustainability, Water, Water Policy
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Seawater desal is…

“unlikely to be a major part of California’s water supply portfolio due to its high cost of operation, the availability of other sources of water (such as recycled wastewater), its high energy use and the resulting high levels of greenhouse gas emissions, and siting difficulties given the fragility and importance of California’s coastal ecosystems.”  Water in the West, Stanford University, 2016.

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