[stevenAthompson]

I don't think it's just the brine that's concerning. Remember all of those toxic pesticides and heavy metals the author mentions? The ones causing health problems for residents of the Salton Sea area?

Those have to go someplace as well, and they would be mixed into that brine. Dumping a more concentrated version of that sludge into the gulf sounds like a bad time for people who live in the gulf region.

Don't get me wrong, I love this idea. I just know that there are hidden externalities here which need to be examined and dealt with properly.