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Ann Burkett: Desalination works on cruise ships, why not here?

This is the answer to our consumer water-use drought problems. After having been on many cruises, desalinization on cruise ships is working. Three-thousand passengers onboard is a small percentage compared to our population, but seawater, when desalinized, is successfully used for all fresh-water needs. We need this concept down the road for what lies ahead.

Ann Burkett, Modesto

This story was originally published August 4, 2015 at 6:07 PM with the headline "Ann Burkett: Desalination works on cruise ships, why not here?."

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