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Originally Posted by Hawkeye's-911T
Not to be a "downer" as this is a major problem for those affected, but what do you do or where do you safely dispose of the brine byproduct of desalination? Also how to address the issues of the inherent dangers & unintended consequences of side-streaming water from one watercourse & introducing it into another.
This problem is one not easily solved but is most certainly approaching a point of criticality. I just wish it was within the realm of feasibility to pipe off some of our excess rainfall to the south west instead of it just heading straight for the ocean. There will of course always be necessary environmental impacts to be dealt with. As I say - one helluva complex issue.
Cheers
JB
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i believe the brine issue is mostly from the old technology desal plants around the Red Sea. They use the boiling process while plants being planned now use reverse osmosis and deep ocean discharge, and offer much less brine production.