[Mick]

After March's storms, California's reservoirs are at 116% of the historical amount through this time of year.

How California Reservoir Levels Stand After Storms

Question for threepointer and any hydrologist/technologist familiar with desalinization. The general idea is to create water farms far from shore (at least five miles) so as not to disturb the local, near-shore environment. The water is cleaner that far out and would require less energy because it requires considerably less water to produce a like amount of fresh water.

Does this appear valid to you? A substantially unique approach to desalinization at greater efficiency, lower cost, fewer harmful by-products? Does it pass the smell test?

New desalination technology being tested in California could lower costs of tapping seawater

[Mick]

After March's storms, California's reservoirs are at 116% of the historical amount through this time of year.

How California Reservoir Levels Stand After Storms

Question for threepointer and any hydrologist/technologist familiar with desalinization. The general idea is to create water farms far from shore (at least five miles) so as not to disturb the local, near-shore environment. The water is cleaner that far out and would require less energy because it requires considerably less water to produce a like amount of fresh water.

Does this appear valid to you? A substantially unique approach to desalinization at greater efficiency, lower cost, fewer harmful by-products? Does it pass the smell test?

New desalination technology being tested in California could lower costs of tapping seawater