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by tumblerz 2100 days ago
Typically, one transports the water within another product. Alfalfa, for example:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/25/california-w...

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That only works if you have unlimited amounts of unused fertile soil at the transport origin.

Western Washington has a massive excess of water but can't use this technique to "send it" anywhere... the clay-heavy soil isn't much good for industrial-scale crop production (aside from trees of course).