1. Desalination Article Questions
What is the “untapped reservoir” the article refers to?
Why does California need to open a desalinatin plant?
What is special about this facility?
What are the environmental factors going against the facility and complaints again it?
What happened to Australia’s desalination plants and why?
Why is desalination a more viable option today?
Describe the reverse osmosis technique.
Why do environmental groups oppose this method?
Why also do the environmental groups say we should avoid desalination? What problems do they point out with our current supplies?
Another type of desalination is solar distillation. This process is much slower than reverse osmosis, but uses very little energy. Describe this process using the diagram provided.
Write a LETTER TO THE EDITOR of the Santa Barbara newspaper arguing one of the following points (and include your reasons why you chose that method): Reverse osmosis desalination, Solar distillation desalination, or better management and conservation of current resources.