why can’t we use dirt to process salt water

Question

If we pumped salt water onto land, would it filter the salt out while adding to our underground water source?

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Answer 1

I think the question is valid.

We already split water from salt when producing sea salt.

You just leave sea water in a pond and the water evaporates.
Maybe it would be possible to collect that water. But I doubt this would yield anything usable.