Desalination plants have cautionary history
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While many countries have looked to desalination plants as the solution to water shortages, not all plants have proved successful. In Australia, four large plants built during a national drought are now offline, still costing taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars in maintenance — demonstrating that changes in conditions that inspire such megaprojects can result in unforeseen consequences. (Circle of Blue)