How To Obtain Water In California

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When people needed water in california they did not think about an alternative to get water they just started taking water from the oceans. The water problem with needing water is a big deal but it believe that there should be another way for california to get clean water. This means that there should be another way without harming wildlife to get water.
First of all desalination is very expensive. I uses a lot of electricity and would have to be running constantly to be a reliable source of water. Although it would work giving people more fresh water the cost would be much higher just making clean water. That would either make water prices higher or taxes higher. Either way the cost will go up and people will not be happy. To explain better

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