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Vicente Gonzalez: “If we get Mexico to start making water payments on time and…”

Featuring: Vicente Gonzalez, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 34

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Vicente Gonzalez Discusses Desalination and Water Management Challenges in Laguna Madre

Published | Video Starts at 00:37

But I also think we need to make a significant investment into seawater desalination. And what I was talking to people earlier today, I said, If we get Mexico to start making water payments on time and we start cleaning our brackish water and we start... desalinate in seawater... in about 15 years, 15 to 20 years, we will never have a water shortage again. a water shortage again. I know there's concerns that if the Falcon and Amistad lakes, the percentage of water drops another 5% or so, the level drops. (00:37–00:55)

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Asserts that timely water payments from Mexico and desalination efforts could eliminate water shortages in 15-20 years.

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