CAN WE DRINK THE OCEAN?

The article describes the Carlsbad Desalination Project in San Diego, California. It mentions the speech by Israeli Prime Minister Ben Gurion in the 1950s urging Israeli scientists to convert salt water from the Mediterranean to potable water and a similar call from Governor Jerry Brown in April 2015 to address need for more water supply. It discusses this project which is being built in collaboration with Israel Desalination Enterprises which built desalination plant in Sorek, Israel.