Ben Winslow is a reporter with FOX 13 covering a variety of topics including government, the Great Salt Lake, vice and polygamy.
An unusual idea floated by the president of the Utah State Senate to get more shares of Colorado River water is intriguing California water officials.In an interview with FOX 13 News in May, Senate President J. Stuart Adams, R-Layton, proposed a novel idea: 'We actually build desalination plants in California and trade them for the Colorado River water.''Sounds like a great idea,' San Diego County Water Authority Board Chair Jim Madaffer said Wednesday when told of the idea.
These are some of the things we have to be considering,' he said Thursday.Madaffer said it cost about $1 billion for their desalination plant after construction, litigation and other things. But he believes it and other water reuse projects will help the Colorado River overall.
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