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		julius on April 8, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Yup, it’s vegans who have caused the california dr... Having almost no knowlegde on how water supply works, I am curious. If you need more water, why can't you just produce more water? Wouldn't you just need to ship in more water (some pipes) and filter it (some facilities that do some chemistry tricks)? Why is it not that easy?

DrJokepu on April 8, 2015 [–]

And where would you get the water from at the other end of the pipe?

julius on April 8, 2015 | [–]

Would the ocean work?

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