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orthoclad

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36. That would be a huge amount of treated water

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #26)

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 09:45 PM

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purified to drinking standards. Using 2028x165x2.5 gives about 6.3 million gallons of water.

The much cheaper solution is using filtered Tidal Basin water. Filtration will remove particulate matter, but not much dissolved nutrient.

Knowing this gang, I would lay odds they used the cheaper solution, but it would be interesting to see documentation.

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It's not pumped directly from the Potomac. The Potomac water goes through a treatment facility first chia Tuesday #9

So, are you saying the water is treated to Safe Drinking Water Act standards? waterwatcher123 Tuesday #18

No, I'm not saying that. According to the NYT: chia Tuesday #30

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From the NYT chia Tuesday #31

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I just posted what the NYT reported today. I don't know who has the correct information, or if any info highplainsdem Tuesday #26

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That would be a huge amount of treated water orthoclad Tuesday #36

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