P1:Is desalination the answer for clean water? P2:Will the colorado river provide clean water through reverse osmosis?

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If we cared, we humans could work up a solar-powered desalinization plant that provided clean water for our burgeoning population. But we'd rather see the excess humans die out instead, so that won't happen.

If you visit an desalination RO plant the first thing you notice is the noise. It is REALLY noisey. Picture a whare house full of large engines each one making the same amount of as a truck engine revved up, each engine is connected to a pump push the water throufgh the RO sleeve.SO all that energy in one end.

. . And whats coming out the other end.

. . Drip drip drip, not even enough to make a trickle.

An that just one pump there are likley to be around 50 or so in a plant. I saw that plant in cyprus in 2002. Desalinisation is a really energy hungry way of cleaning up water.. .

. It is not the answer. What about electric pumps, powered by renewables.

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I am sure the compressors and engines are noisy. However, we need clean water to remain alive. As populations increase in size and more people move to the big cities, the need for clean water increases.It is a trade off of keeping pristine environments verses manufacturing requirements to produce clean water.

We have a right to clean water to drink. GoldenLion 11 months ago .

The Colorado is used for many places, including Los Angeles now. What do you mean. It is not salt water.It is mostly melted Colorado snow.

Two separate questions and probably not related GoldenLion 11 months ago .

Clean water is relevant, it is a right. You have a right to clean water. GoldenLion 11 months ago .

It has alot of silt in it, this is the reason the reverse osmosis is required. GoldenLion 11 months ago .

Settlement tanks will do that. Closer to Colorado, it is clean.

Settlement tanks will do that. Closer to Colorado, it is clean. Gary4books 58 months ago.

Settlement tanks will do that. Closer to Colorado, it is clean. Gary4books 62 months ago.

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