The book is a longish, but detailed read. Hats off the the late Marc Reisner for researching and writing the book.
A local individual, Jim Bell, advocates a large investment in solar. And, he also suggests a solar powered desalination plant or plants – with energy being the the most cost portion of a facility, as I’ve been lead to understand, once built. The solar source would allow it to be more affordable at an earlier time.