Spain Is Thirsty. Here’s How It Gets Water. (www.nytimes.com)

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[-] Beryl@jlai.lu 7 points 1 month ago

Desalination plants.

[-] silence7@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 month ago

Yep. Basically the approach of last resort due to their high cost.

[-] Beryl@jlai.lu 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Honestly it's not the worst idea in a country surrounded by the sea, baked by the sun, and where most of the population is concentrated on the coasts. Just build shitloads of solar farms and power it that way. Probably better than sucking some deep aquifers dry.

[-] Laser@feddit.org 1 points 1 month ago

Madrid used water to clean the streets in the morning.

https://euroweeklynews.com/2018/01/05/drinking-water-allegedly-used-again-for-noisy-night-street-cleaning/

[-] Wahots@pawb.social 1 points 1 month ago

I'm surprised we aren't really reusing greywater for watering parks, cleaning streets, public (decorative) fountains, etc. Seems like a waste.

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