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[Rusty]

Originally Posted by chipj29

Re: fresh water-If cruise ships can have systems to turn sea water into drinkable water, why isn't that technology widely used on land?

It's called "Reverse Osmosis" and is very expensive. Some countries use it a lot... Australia is one of them.
The United States still has plenty of potable water so we don't need to use it that much right now.

You can buy a "Reverse Osmosis" filtering unit at Walmart for @ $250.

[Happy Gourmand]

Originally Posted by Rusty

It's called "Reverse Osmosis" and is very expensive. Some countries use it a lot... Australia is one of them.
The United States still has plenty of potable water so we don't need to use it that much right now.

You can buy a "Reverse Osmosis" filtering unit at Walmart for @ $250.

The ships I was on back in the 60's used evaporators to make fresh water.

[Lakegeezer]

In an average year, over 300 billion gallons of rain falls on the Winnipesaukee watershed. Much of that gravitates to the lake, a reserve with over 670 billion gallons, then heads down the Merrimack River to the sea, continuing the water cycle. The supply of drinking quality ground water is a different issue, but the lakes region is not hurting for the quantity of fresh water. Using a few thousand gallons for what ever you want, especially if taken from surface water, is OK. Just please return it when you are done.

[ITD]

Originally Posted by Lakegeezer

In an average year, over 300 billion gallons of rain falls on the Winnipesaukee watershed. Much of that gravitates to the lake, a reserve with over 670 billion gallons, then heads down the Merrimack River to the sea, continuing the water cycle. The supply of drinking quality ground water is a different issue, but the lakes region is not hurting for the quantity of fresh water. Using a few thousand gallons for what ever you want, especially if taken from surface water, is OK. Just please return it when you are done.

It's kind of like beer, you only rent it.