I forget what the issue is there other than the obvious one of burning fuel to do that.
Suddenly I'm imagining a network of pipelines that just goes out into the ocean and has a bunch of small holes all along the way, like a massive array of soaker hoses.
I guess the problem with any of this is that there is going to be localized effects wherever you let the briny water out and it's just a question of how widespread and severe we decide to make it. :-/
why couldnt you recombine it with sewer water where it reaches the ocean? So instead of dumping fresh water into the ocean, you dump salt water that matches the salinity of the ocean. Desalinization on one end, and resalinate the waste water that goes back to the ocean, closed loop.
If you do, then you create a patch of water that's excessively salty and can't support life. It's a problem with desalination in general.
Idk but is it not possible to just have airplanes spray it over a very large area? Or something like that anyways. Maybe a big tanker ship.
I forget what the issue is there other than the obvious one of burning fuel to do that.
Suddenly I'm imagining a network of pipelines that just goes out into the ocean and has a bunch of small holes all along the way, like a massive array of soaker hoses.
I guess the problem with any of this is that there is going to be localized effects wherever you let the briny water out and it's just a question of how widespread and severe we decide to make it. :-/
Metal/salt is heavy, kinda
How much salt are we talking about?
Just amended it, but we're taking about burning fuel to sustain resource extraction that's supposed to be relatively cleaner.
As for the amount, that's something to look up. Desalination plants probably produce the same amount.
why couldnt you recombine it with sewer water where it reaches the ocean? So instead of dumping fresh water into the ocean, you dump salt water that matches the salinity of the ocean. Desalinization on one end, and resalinate the waste water that goes back to the ocean, closed loop.