Re: ex-co-worker Lake Powell word problem

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

At what point will desalination plants become feasible?

 > From: Noelle <noelle>
 > Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2022 17:04:15 -0700 (PDT)
 >
 > "Hope you are surviving the heat wave in relative comfort and had a 
 > chance to cool off some where; maybe the beach?  I don't know which 
 > one will get us first:  Nature or Man (Politics).  Difficult to 
 > wager on that one.  In 1999, Lake Powel was at 100% capacity.  In 
 > 2022 it shrank to 25% of its full capacity.  Assuming present 
 > drought continues, how many more years until reservoir is empty? 
 > Math problem needs to be turned in by tomorrow 6:oo p.m..  Thank 
 > you.  You'll have to find out the volume of full capacity yourself, 
 > LOL (How much water does Lake Powell hold full?
 > 
 > When full, it is designed to hold more than 26 million acre-feet 
 > (MAF)"