On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 06:07:22 -0600, thunder
wrote:

On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 22:11:07 -0500, Wayne.B wrote:

On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:48:26 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote:

Wait until the price of water out west gets as high as oil, I say.

Probably won't happen since 1 gallon of diesel fuel produces enough
power to desalinate about 80 gallons of water.

Still, that's expensive water when considering how much we use.

Most of the small islands in the Bahamas desalinate water with diesel
powered generators. The going rate for water at the marinas is 25 to
50 cents per gallon which is cheaper than making it yourself when you
factor in the cost of equipment plus maintenance. On the boat we get
by with about 15 gallons a day for the two of us.