Re: fresh water at beach?

[ranchos@sol.racsa.co.cr]

Hi all:

We have the same questions here in Costa Rica for a beach condo project of
about 60 units, so I look forward to any comments re Akiva's question.

Cheers,

Jose

At 12:30 p.m. 11/10/00 GMT, you wrote:
>Geetings all-
>In care of the earth, I'm trying to minimize the impact from my client's new 
>project: up to six homes built on a Mexican beach in a coastal desert. The 
>area as a whole is rapidly being developed, so the question now is "how" his 
>project will be built, rather than "if".
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>Please suggest optimum strategies for assuring enough fresh water for 
>drinking, bathing, and landscape irrigation for up to twenty people. Options 
>include sea water desalination and somehow accessing the seasonal arroyo. 
>Rain catchment is possible for only a short season, maybe ten inches or so 
>annually.
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>Thanks for your assistance. You can also recommend someone familiar with 
>solar water desalination for a project this size.
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>Gracias por la Tierra,
>Akiva Werbalowsky
>Ojai, CA
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