Thank you so much for the clarification. It’s been a question of mine for 20+ years. The most important part of your answer, to me, is that it can be done. I’m guessing the reason that it isn’t has more to do with nuclear energy fear than engineering. I’d imagine Arizona, California, and the Colorado river would greatly appreciate a couple of nuclear powered desalination/power generation plants on the Texas gulf coast piping in as much fresh water as they can make west to the desert, where people apparently could never have foreseen a water shortage…..in the desert.