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minus-squareM1nds3nd@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·12 days agoWhy can’t they pull water from the Columbia river? The buildings are less than 100 yards from the water.
minus-squarefilcuk@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2·12 days agoClean water is needed, and i suppose they wouldn’t want to spend money cleaning it themselves, not sure.
minus-squareits_me_xiphos@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 days agoI thought that myself and honestly I don’t know.
Why can’t they pull water from the Columbia river? The buildings are less than 100 yards from the water.
Clean water is needed, and i suppose they wouldn’t want to spend money cleaning it themselves, not sure.
I thought that myself and honestly I don’t know.