As the drought in California reaches desperate proportions, San Diego County has undertaken to build the largest desalination plant in the western hemisphere, one which will transform 50 million gallons of seawater into drinking water each day. While the $1 billion Carlsbad Desalination Project will help secure safe drinking water for 300,000 people in southern California, opponents have cited concerns that the plant will be hugely energy hungry, harm marine life, boost water bills and may not actually be needed.
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