Based on the Article “California tries one solution to water problems-treating seawater” I think that California should not build this seawater plant. This is because it is too expensive, It doesn’t give us a lot of water, and It is harming our environment. The first reason why I think that California should not build this seawater plant is because it is too expensive. The text states “The project is expected to cost $1 billion.” This is a lot of money. The text also states that “Customers in the city of San Diego will help pay for the plant through their water bills, which could go up by $5 a month” this is very expensive, especially since water bills are already so expensive, along with all your other house bills. This is one reason why I think that California should not build the seawater plant.
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This basically means that even though they are paying a lot of money for the plant, it is not giving us a lot of water for example in the article, the text states that “At a total output of 56,000 acre-feet, the plant will meet 7 percent of San Diego County’s annual water needs.” This means that even though this plant is very big, it is helping less than 10% of San Diego County’s needs. This is not a lot, considering that it is not helping 97% of their needs. This is the second reason why I don’t think that we should build the
This basically means that even though they are paying a lot of money for the plant, it is not giving us a lot of water for example in the article, the text states that “At a total output of 56,000 acre-feet, the plant will meet 7 percent of San Diego County’s annual water needs.” This means that even though this plant is very big, it is helping less than 10% of San Diego County’s needs. This is not a lot, considering that it is not helping 97% of their needs. This is the second reason why I don’t think that we should build the