Many of our county’s residents claim the Marin Municipal Water District can solve our drought problem with desalination. These people believe in the process, but we don’t think they understand what is ...

MENA holds 46% of global desalination capacity. Water demand could rise 20%–50% by 2050. Desalination costs have fallen below $1 per cubic meter. Energy still makes up to 75% of operating costs.

In May 2022, California officials unanimously rejected a plan to build a $1.4 billion desalination plant in Huntington Beach. The plant, the officials said, would produce costly water and possibly ...