What Is Desalination?

Desalination also has the massive amount of ocean water as source meaning even if all water is produced through desalination, sea water would provide an almost inexhaustible supply, which means that even in times of drought like here in the city of Cape Town, people would have sufficient access to fresh water supply needed for growing crops, for daily living and for a lot of other needs. Simply put, it brings an end to water crisis. Cape Town may also benefit from agricultural practices such as crops and stock farming since more water means green crop all year round, which means that there is more food that makes decrease in food insecurity. This means that the city of Cape Town will have to export more agricultural products and less imports. Also, desalination is not dependent on changing factors. For example, more water reservoirs would presuppose that they need rain or snowfall to be filled up. However, desalination does not rely on anything aside from the ocean. With concerns surrounding the melting of the polar ice caps and the rise of the sea levels, nobody would be worried about the ocean disappearing anytime soon. Desalination plants are located away from large residential areas. Though there are large facilities, they are in industrial zones, so they would not put …show more content…
Desalination becomes redundant when places that need water do not have access to these plants, while places that are surrounded by water are taking full advantage of them. Location of water is a key aspect to giving people fresh water. Areas that need more adequate water sources are high elevation, arid regions, polluted water sources, and areas that have water sources far from homes. Desalination plants need to be located near water areas such as the ocean or big lakes. These water sources can be far from the homes of the people who use them, and most of these sources are already