I wish we’d put some desal plants in the north of the state and start feeding into the CA aqueduct and unlocking more Central Valley farmland
replyfarming with desal water is insane. even with abundant power.
replyLeaving otherwise fertile farmland empty to use the lands allocated water on another field is insane, insane problems call for insane solutions
replywhy ? at scale desal water via solar looks to be very reasonable thing ?
replyCurrent legal setups generally actively encourage people to waste water that they have property rights to. It would be infinitely better return on investment to reform that and put proper incentives in place, rather than work around it with technology.
replyfarming requires a _lot_ of water.
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