Water treatment is expensive. It uses a lot of energy and produces its own waste that gets disposed of at a hefty price.

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The 120-mile Tijuana River flows from Baja California into the United States and discharges millions of gallons of wastewater ...

The American River in Sacramento is likewise chilly at 55°. It's also moving rapidly at over 3,500 cfs, which is over 23,000 gallons per second. That's the equivalent of about 23 fire trucks worth of ...