Desalination eyed as drought solution

[NVMojo]

Nevada doesn't have an ocean like California. And for the most part, its underground aquifers aren't salty, like New Mexico's.

But desalination, the conversion of saltwater to fresh water, could still be a boon to the thirsty Las Vegas Valley. Many experts envision Nevada paying for desalination in Southern California in exchange for more water from the Colorado River.

That's a very expensive idea -- but not as expensive as some of the alternatives, according to a researcher who says he has done the first-ever complete economic analysis of such an arrangement.

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http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/sun/2004/dec/15/517988900.html

[Yuugal]

1. I've got a better idea!

Why not burn lots of fossil fuels and raise the earth's average temp? When the polar ice caps melt we'll be swimming in fresh water! Oops, nevermind......

[NVMojo]

2. shhhh! NV is a red state, they just might like that idea!!

[xxqqqzme]

3. or maybe they

should stop sprawling that is surrounded by maufactured lakes, waterfalls and streams. Nevada is a f*cking desert! It isn't supposed 2 B green.