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by kelnos 1058 days ago
That's exactly the problem, though, no? If you keep raising the prices, then at some point desalination will be an attractive option.

Agree that the current system in the southwest/western US around agricultural water rights is just stupid, though. Agriculture uses water in some disgustingly inefficient and wasteful ways, because they're incentivized to do so.