Desalination, With a Grain of Salt: A California Perspective

Desalination, With a Grain of Salt: A California Perspective

Published: June 2006

Authors: Heather Cooley, Peter Gleick, and Kristina Donnelly

Pages: 100



Desalination, With a Grain of Salt: A California Perspective

By / June 15, 2006 January 26, 2021

Overview

This report provides a comprehensive overview of the history, benefits, and risks of ocean desalination. It also explores the barriers hindering widespread use of this technology, especially in the context of recent proposals for a massive increase in desalination development in California.  

Resources

Appendices (All)

Map: Proposed Desalination Plants in California

Cost Breakdown of Typical Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plant

Excel File: Proposed Desalination Plants in California, May 2007 

Video: Desalination, With a Grain of Salt

In this Series

Proposed Facilities

Cost and Financing 

Marine Impacts

Desalination, With a Grain of Salt

Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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