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My suggesiton...take all the old ROWPUs that HARNG has, amortize, then replace them w/ new.  Then the state can park the used ones on Kahoolawe and make water all day long from the ocean.  It will be available for sudden onset emergencies, long duration cutoff from longshoreman strikes in Calif., and also be a revenue generator to boot.  The state already expended the monies to acquire this equipment, now just need to refurbish and replace old worn parts w/ new parts.  If my math is correct, just 3 of them could produce close to 300, 000 gallons fresh water (potable to varying degrees, but still potable) per day.  Or more.  Only problem.............no industrial or commercial use for the residue (so far).  But it'll mostly be just salt.

You can have the idea.  I proposed it to DOD & FEMA 30 yrs ago.  They laughed.