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    • towerful@programming.devEnglish
      151·
      9 months ago

      “treated” it’s right there in the headline!

      Seriously, tho…
      https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37628900
      Has some discussion on it.
      Chances are, it’s the water from the pad protection (rain birds, noise dampening, the fix for the concrete being obliterated etc). Contaminants will be removed, it will be filtered etc…

      The concern is around it being freshwater, and it upsetting the freshwater/saltwater balance in the area

      • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        12·
        9 months ago

        Just mine the area for lithium for a while, then you can offset the extra brackishness with your fresh water

    • Zippy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      81·
      9 months ago

      Treated water is typically water that is nearly good enough to drink. Ya it is a garbage piece.

      • Taokan@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        79·
        9 months ago

        The test for that should be really, really simple. You fill up a gallon jug with the proposed treated water, hand it to the CEO of the company, and they chug it, in front of the judge/court.

        • OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.mlEnglish
          113·
          9 months ago

          Another great reminder why internet commentators would never make good policy changes

        • Zippy@lemmy.worldEnglish
          61·
          9 months ago

          It not treated for human consumption. That would be brain dead and take a great deal more energy which is bad for the environment. It just typically far cleaner than the water it is behind drained into. But ya you likely could drink it just fine.