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Report: Desalination too expensive
Thursday, June 29, 2006
OAKLAND, CA — A report by an independent research organization says that while desalination will be part of California's future, the technology is still too expensive, uses too much energy and would adversely impact the environment, according to a summary of the report on the group's Web site.

With more then 20 desalination plants proposed throughout the state of California, the Oakland,CA-based Pacific Institute — which describes itself as an independent, non-partisan think tank — is calling construction of the plants "premature," the summary says.

Dr. Peter Gleick, president of the Pacific Institute, was quoted as saying, "Most California communities can find additional water, quicker and for less money, by improving efficiency and management."

Those involved in the development of desalination projects have acknowledged the technology's costs, but say it's an acceptable method for providing clean water to rapidly-growing areas; research efforts are now under way to increase the energy efficiency of desalination.

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