[2OEH8eoCRo0]

Setting cost aside? No. It costs a lot because it requires lots of energy which probably means lots of fossil fuels burning.

[no_wizard]

There’s other ways to mitigate that cost. Israel for instance runs many desalination plants from if I recall correctly solar power. We could do the same with solar and wind.

Never the less, yes, because I believe cost can be managed and figured out over time, where as I don’t know what other mitigating factors would be the consequence of such a choice

[bushbaba]

Israel also recycles 90% of it's water. It first goes to urban use, then it's recycled for agriculture. California could do the same. https://www.waterworld.com/wastewater/article/16202781/israe...

[bombcar]

If only the cities were before the farms instead of after - reuse of city water for agriculture is a great idea.

[elliottkember]

Do you have a source on the solar power Israel desalination? They use natural gas and coal.