re: #297 b_sharp
It has been said many times that necessity is the mother of invention. Israel isn’t in the position of being surrounded by freely available water but they are in the position of being surrounded by both a hostile environment and hostile neighbours. Their survival depends on their ingenuity.
I knew that, but that’s not the issue…now it’s been said S CA doesn’t need desal….I beg to differ, and if the shit hits the fan, like a couple of droughts in a row, S CA will be begging for that water…in fact it would be wise for CA to desal for nearly the entire state