Video: Drought: Transbay Pipeline, Desalination Plant Could Boost Marin’s Dwindling Water Supply
But Steven Greenhut disagrees. The author of the book, “Winning the Water Wars” says conservation can only go so far and California should be looking for ways to create a larger water supply rather than just managing scarcity.
“It’s a little more costly right now,” he said. “But I think when we’re out of water and districts are talking about rationing, I think we’d be happy to pay a little more to get a consistent, reliable source of water.”
Even if the desalination plant was approved it wouldn’t help this year. The district’s timeline proposed completion at the end of 2022 at the earliest.
