We pipeline oil from Canada to Texas, why can’t we pipeline water from the Great lakes to the south?
Edit: thank you all who replied, I’ve gathered that it is technically possible, but would come with a huge amount of legal, environmental, and practical issues due to the amount of water that would actually be needed. It sounds like there are far more practical solutions available if the need became dire enough.
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One more thing – Salt. Almost all surface and groundwater contains dissolved minerals and salts. Export that water to an arid location and you WILL accumulate salt in the environment. Over time, this will have many negative effects on the soil structure and fertility. Eventually the soil will be unable to grow anything. Not good.
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