After recent fires in Australia and reading about their water shortages do they have desalination plants? They are an island surrounded by water I am sure they have thought about it and with all the sunshine they could be solar powered to save on energy.
2006-11-26 19:17:59 · 8 answers · asked by lavender blue 1 in Environment
I live in australia and deslanisation was considered but there are very few places to build something as large as a desalinization plant and in that town the people protested against it and won in part because the gov't had screwed them over with infustructure before
right now the most sensible option is recycling water which is already done in some place but people dont seem to want to drink recycled efluence..personally i would rather drink that than die of thirst
also with the farmers isolation is a big problem farmers are starting to commit suicide over it..things are being done to get water to them and charities for them have been set up but if i can remember correctly they regrejected a gov't proposal to build them irrigation for whatever reason
and solar power is also being set up the town i live in is actually planned to be the first to be solar powered
2006-11-26 19:22:45 · answer #1 · answered by Bazil 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Surely the people of Australia would rather have drinking water and water to irrigate their crops even if it meant having to look at a desalination plant, survival should come before keeping an areas beauty.
2006-11-26 20:48:28 · answer #2 · answered by LondonNick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was in Oz a few years ago and got introduced to a desalination plant, somewhere near Adelaide I believe.
2006-11-26 19:53:48 · answer #3 · answered by Kanst 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because desalination is expensive in terms of infrastructure and running costs...it's just cheaper to save water. It the same reason the UK doesn't do it, although I believe that it is being investigated.
2006-11-26 20:34:10 · answer #4 · answered by Mark G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-29 20:09:03 · answer #5 · answered by laranjeira 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It requires an awful lot of power. Generally nuclear. I believe it is pretty sunny there so maybe they could build giant solar stills.
2006-11-27 08:55:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the drought continues or gets worse no doubt the Australians will find a solution because they are hardy and resourceful people.
2006-11-26 19:39:30 · answer #7 · answered by Rob Roy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they could , and u can cook with ocean water u don't need to salt your soup.
2006-11-27 01:58:57 · answer #8 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋