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Water Harvest: A Look at Desalination
December 12, 2001
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Only a slim percentage of the world's water is usable for human consumption. More than 97 percent of it is salt water. In some areas, where there are shortages of fresh water, people are turning to desalination plants - facilities that can remove salt from ocean water. On this program, we take a look at this technology, and what it means for the environment and our outlook for water supply.
Featuring:
Peter Gleick, President of the Pacific Institute for Studies, Development, Environment and Security; Ralf Brookes, attorney for Save Our Bays, Air and Canals (SOBAC);Patricia Mitchell, SOBAC member; Dr. Michael Champ, expert witness for SOBAC and former government senior scientist during five presidential administrations; Tim Defoe, Tampa Bay Desal; Wayne Harris, a gubernatorial appointee to the nearby Alafia River Basin Water Board; Holly Price, resource protection coordinator at the Monterey National Marine Sanctuary; Bruce Daniels, director of the Soquel Creek Water District;Dr. Chris Harrold, director of research and conservation at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
For more information:
Ralf Brookes
941-910-2008
www.ralfbrookesattorney.com
Soquel Water District
831-462-4303 or 650-336-6083
Pacific Institute for Studies, Development, Environment and Security
510-251-1600;
fax: 510-251-2203; pistaff@pacinst.org
www.pacinst.org
Monterey Bay Aquarium
831-648-4934
www.mbayaq.org
Save Our Bays, Air and Canals (SOBAC)
www.sobac.org
Tampa Bay Desal
813-908-5444