CRONKITE NEWS: Desalinated Pacific Ocean water won’t be cheap but Arizona is scrambling to offset Colorado River cuts
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mavensnotebook.comCRONKITE NEWS: Desalinated Pacific Ocean water won’t be cheap but Arizona is scrambling to offset Colorado River cutsmavensnotebook.comby Marcus Reichley, Cronkite News Arizona may soon purchase desalinated Pacific Ocean water to help offset shortages in the Colorado River caused by a decades-long drought. The price tag , however, will likely be very steep unless a long-term deal is struck. A framework signed June 3 by water authorities in Arizona, California, Nevada and the federal Bureau of Reclamation opens the door for an interstate swap – the first of its kind, according to all parties involved. “It’s never […]
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