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		nawitus on April 1, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: California Imposes First-Ever Water Restrictions t... According to Wikipedia it's really cheap: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desalination#Economics

seanflyon on April 2, 2015 [–]

Rainwater is cheaper. IF you look at how much residential users pay, then yeah you see that desalinization would not break the bank, but most water is for farms and they get it by the acre-foot.

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