Is desalination the future of drought relief in California?
San Diego is set to soon start supplying itself with millions of gallons a day of fresh, drinkable water, using saltwater from the Pacific Ocean, converted by a brand new desalination plant. As California's historic drought continues, the plant will likely intensify the debate over the role of desalination may play in the state's water supply. Special Correspondent Mike Taibbi reports.
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Snap: The Complicated Way We Make Ocean Water Drinkable
Popular Mechanics article of how California's Carlsbad desalination project works.
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