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Dear <Whomever,> 

 Old desalination plants do not create potable water and do not eliminate harmful minerals from drinking water. These old units are costly to maintain and use 32% more energy compared to the reverse osmosis desalination units (Murakami, 1998).

New technology has brought a recent trend towards the reverse osmosis unit. These units have a low initial capital cost, shorter construction time, produce water $3.50 per 1000 gallons cheaper than MSF plants and have a lower energy requirement. The reverse osmosis unit also cleans up water better and brings it to a neutral pH (Abelson, 1995). 

Currently, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have the technology to produce and construct reverse osmosis units. I would like to see these products moved into the arid parts of the Middle East where water is at its scarcest. Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Turkey and central Saudi Arabia are the most arid parts of the Middle East. 

Reverse osmosis units should be moved into these places or a better pipeline network to where water is needed the most. Reverse osmosis units should be used all over the Middle East to supply irrigation and quality water to where people need it the most. I would like to here your comments, please write back.

Sincerely, 
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<Type Name here>

Abelson, 1991. Desalination of Brackish and Marine Waters. Science, March 15, 1991 v251 
	n4999 p1289(1).

Murakami, 1995. Managing Water for Peace in the Middle East: Alternative Strategies. United 
	Nations University Press, Tokyo.