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Water is about to get a lot more expensive for Californians (sfgate.com)
6 points by turtlegrids 464 days ago
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At what point would it be cheaper, or at least more reliable, for California to start importing glacial meltwater from (say) Antarctica? If Wikipedia isn't too far off, then one modern supertanker can haul 100,000,000+ gallons, at a cost of ~3 cents per gallon.