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[quote=Anonymous]This is a fascinating subject to me as I grew up in the Bay Area and lived through many years of drought. My mother’s family were almond ranchers in Sonoma county. Apparently the entire west was built up during an abnormally wet period, during which the forests grew as well. Now drought is reshaping the entire landscape. When I was a child in the Bay Area the fruit and other farms were right up against the city and fresh produce was everywhere. Then the water and land became too valuable and the farmers sold props and water rights to developers. Desalination is way too expensive to become a viable option for all but the wealthiest. Here is an article about the Santa Barbara de-sal plant, which can only afford to operate intermittently: https://www.santabarbaraca.gov/gov/depts/pw/resources/system/sources/desalination/default.asp[/quote]
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