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the water is still too expensive for irrigation purposes. The FAO has
said that, except for special cases, the use of desalted water for
“"‘ j ËQ3
irrigation will not be economical as long as its production cost
without subsidy is above ten cents (mal.) per 1,000 gallons. For
large—scale agricultural use, the cost will have to be about three cents
«:
per 1,000 gallons. Add to this the observation that, in most agricul—
‘
tural regions where the need for water is great, the demand for
Ï
energy is very small, and onebegins to understand why the research
effort into desalination continues to increase throughout the world.
The inter1manal*anï
_
‘N() water resource programme is of greater long—range importance
“
than our efforts to nd an effective and economical way to cOnvert
water from the world’s greatest, cheapest natural resources—the
,
oceans—into water t for consumption in the home and by industry.
Such a breakthrough would end bitter struggleS between neigh—
hours, states, and nations; and bring hope to millions who live out
their lives in dire shortage of usable water
.
.
.
though living on the
edge of a great body of water throughout their parched lifetime?
This was how the late President Kennedy expressed his belief in
:
the American desalination programme. President John‘son was to
r€iterate this c‘redo when he took ofce, and the body responsible
for desalination, the Office of Saline Water of the Department of the
Interior, has gone from strength to ”strength. It began“ in 1952‘With
an appropriation of $175,000 (£73,000) and by the end of the
nancial year for 1967 (june 30,1967) hada“toælapproläriatiOn of
“
$III,3°9>OOO(£469378,750) Of-‘thlS, $913865>000(£38a275:000)
was spent on research and» development and the» 'remainder was
,
inv€sted in construction, operation—and maintenance of ' plant:
'
'
'
British
nancial encouragement
from
joiut‘stüdies with the Dutch
19
quattcrs have been Slow étoappre‘ciate
political
gains involVed in this area of process
Department of Scientic and Industrial Researchï'set”
desalin‘ation, 'and«research grants were awarded
shortly
to
Water
Association
‘
,
in Edinburgh: 'îIh
the
Gove‘rnrñent‘ïsh0wed greater intereSt andi “1965‘ïth6 Minister of
‘
TeChn010gÿ 'iidi‘rect‘ed "the5At0mia- Energy Authority rdfnder'takerïa
…
92
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the water is still too expensive for irrigation purposes. The FAO has
said that, except for special cases, the use of desalted water for
“"‘ j ËQ3
irrigation will not be economical as long as its production cost
without subsidy is above ten cents (mal.) per 1,000 gallons. For
large—scale agricultural use, the cost will have to be about three cents
«:
per 1,000 gallons. Add to this the observation that, in most agricul—
‘
tural regions where the need for water is great, the demand for
Ï
energy is very small, and onebegins to understand why the research
effort into desalination continues to increase throughout the world.
The inter1manal*anï
_
‘N() water resource programme is of greater long—range importance
“
than our efforts to nd an effective and economical way to cOnvert
water from the world’s greatest, cheapest natural resources—the
,
oceans—into water t for consumption in the home and by industry.
Such a breakthrough would end bitter struggleS between neigh—
hours, states, and nations; and bring hope to millions who live out
their lives in dire shortage of usable water
.
.
.
though living on the
edge of a great body of water throughout their parched lifetime?
This was how the late President Kennedy expressed his belief in
:
the American desalination programme. President John‘son was to
r€iterate this c‘redo when he took ofce, and the body responsible
for desalination, the Office of Saline Water of the Department of the
Interior, has gone from strength to ”strength. It began“ in 1952‘With
an appropriation of $175,000 (£73,000) and by the end of the
nancial year for 1967 (june 30,1967) hada“toælapproläriatiOn of
“
$III,3°9>OOO(£469378,750) Of-‘thlS, $913865>000(£38a275:000)
was spent on research and» development and the» 'remainder was
,
inv€sted in construction, operation—and maintenance of ' plant:
'
'
'
British
nancial encouragement
from
joiut‘stüdies with the Dutch
19
quattcrs have been Slow étoappre‘ciate
political
gains involVed in this area of process
Department of Scientic and Industrial Researchï'set”
desalin‘ation, 'and«research grants were awarded
shortly
to
Water
Association
‘
,
in Edinburgh: 'îIh
the
Gove‘rnrñent‘ïsh0wed greater intereSt andi “1965‘ïth6 Minister of
‘
TeChn010gÿ 'iidi‘rect‘ed "the5At0mia- Energy Authority rdfnder'takerïa
…