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2004-02-19

Saudis to spend $5 billion on six new de-salination plants

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Posted by Dar 2004-02-19 11:11:01 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Why hasn't Al Kayda bombed the pipelines yet ? Seems like the obvious soft spot. Too many friends in high places ?

Posted by KerryIsSoVery 2004-2-19 12:12:07 PM|| 2004-2-19 12:12:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 "No Blood for Water!"

Posted by Raj 2004-2-19 12:16:19 PM|| [http://angrycyclist.blogspot.com] 2004-2-19 12:16:19 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Wow! This means they'll have enough salt to last them forever!

Posted by tu3031 2004-2-19 1:02:46 PM|| 2004-2-19 1:02:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Would these plants be inside or outside of the 40 km strip?

Posted by Matt 2004-2-19 2:21:11 PM|| 2004-2-19 2:21:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Ooooh... targets!

Posted by Dave D. 2004-2-19 3:47:26 PM|| 2004-2-19 3:47:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 600 million gallons (some 2.27 billion litres) of water daily through nearly 2,000 miles (3,200 kilometers) of pipeline, meeting 70 percent of Saudi needs for drinking water
Damn how much water do these guys drink? Thats 30 gallons a head less the 30% groundwater. They must be talking about bath water also.... unless Dr. Atkins is big there.... who knows.

Posted by Shipman 2004-2-19 4:05:55 PM|| 2004-2-19 4:05:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 I suppose you have figure water for cooking, washing, bathroom fixtures, crop irrigation... Of course, I'm going by Western ways of water usage and don't know the finer points of Arabian plumbing! Maybe .com or someone can explain if there are water use restrictions, 'cause it seems awfully expensive to produce water this way and let it evaporate or run down the sewer for something as mundane as a swimming pool, decorative fountain, car wash, etc.

Posted by Dar 2004-2-19 6:10:27 PM|| 2004-2-19 6:10:27 PM|| Front Page Top

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