Some thoughts on sending Mississippi waters to the west
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I posted something about this idea a while back but cannot find it now. Here's some thoughts from an engineer.
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The water crisis in the west is real, growing, and only going to get worse. It's fun to think about big projects like this, but really it's kicking the can down the road. I was just listening to an alarming report about the Great Salt Lake and the "nuclear environmental bomb" if it dries up, which it is doing. Compounded by the projected growth of Salt Lake City doubling in the next couple decades. At some point, tough decisions about agriculture (which uses about 70% of the water supply), and housing/growth will need to be made, especially in the southwest of the country. You'd think the ability for folks to work remotely will enable folks to live in areas that are quite frankly, more naturally habitable.
Slightly related, this situation reminds me of this clip. Specifically starting around the 1:00 mark.
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@jon-nyc said in Some thoughts on sending Mississippi waters to the west:
Desalination powered by SMRs
I also think farming efforts done with hydroponics/low drip irrigation, possibly in doors.
Singapore has done a lot of research in this area.
Powerpoint presentation overview on this type of farming.
https://www.fertilizer.org/images/Library_Downloads/2014_crossroads_singapore_titze.pdf
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Worth the watch:
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Hoop houses are great and are very efficient. A good bit of truck farming is headed that way. But you can't have pecans, etc in one. And one of the largest water users in agricultural crops are almond groves.
Jon is probably on the right track
