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To: elmatador who wrote (4278)2/14/2006 5:35:05 AM
From: Crabbe  Read Replies (1) of 218055
 
While salt water might be useful in coastal cities, I think it might be expensive to pipe sea water to say Las Vegas, disposal is also a problem, removal of salt from the wastewater would be terribly expensive, I doubt that Mexico wants that much salt in the Colorado River. We do have a treaty guaranteeing that we give them a certain level of water quality you know.

It would be even more ridiculous to consider piping sea water to places like Denver, or Dallas, or Chicago.

Delivery of 2 water systems to all homes and businesses in a coastal city like Los Angeles would also be exorbitantly expensive, dual plumbing of homes also make the idea of salt water to flush toilets unpractical.

However composting toilets are a possible practical alternative to fresh water flush toilets, and you can use the waste product as fertilizer on your flower bed.

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