Chapter two hundred and ninety-ninth wishful thinking
Raf looked at the silence below and suddenly said with some dissatisfaction.
"Let's talk about it. Akira, you go first."
The named head of the technical department spoke helplessly.
"Originally, our reservoir in the eastern part of the Great Dividing Range can satisfy some areas, but this year's climate is too abnormal. South America and Central Africa are flooded, while Asia and here are suffering from drought..."
"Stop, I don't want to hear why there are droughts or floods. I just want to know how to solve this problem." Rafe interrupted the other party's tirade.
Akira suddenly smiled awkwardly and said, "I suggest artificial rainfall."
"Artificial rainfall?" Raf looked at Carlos, the head of the meteorological department.
Carlos shook his head and explained, "There are not many clouds now. Even if it is artificial rainfall, there will not be much rain."
"I heard that the seawater desalination technology of the Eastern Tang people is very powerful. If we can introduce this technology, it might be able to solve the drought situation in the central and western regions." A senior executive suddenly suggested.
"If this technology can be introduced, it can indeed solve the domestic drought situation." Akira nodded and agreed.
"I heard that the desalination volume of Dongtang this year has reached 450 billion cubic meters, and they are transforming the desert with fresh water."
"450 billion cubic meters? Isn't this too exaggerated?"
"This is indeed the case. If you don't believe it, you can search the Internet."
Many high-level executives searched their laptops and suddenly realized that they were looking at the sky from a well.
Looking at the figure of 450 billion cubic meters, everyone felt the power of Dongtang's seawater desalination technology.
We must know that Tuao’s total water resources are only 343 billion cubic meters, and the currently developed surface water and groundwater resources are 17.5 billion cubic meters.
Tuao’s water resources have three characteristics.
The first is that the total amount is small and the per capita possession is large.
According to statistics from the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development on 153 countries and regions in the world, Tu'ao ranks in the top 50 with a per capita water resource of 18,743 cubic meters, making it a country with relatively abundant water resources.
However, based on a land area of 7.6 million square kilometers, its total water resources are not large.
The second is uneven regional distribution.
Two-thirds of Tu'ao's land area belongs to the arid or semi-arid zone, and precipitation is mainly concentrated in the narrow strip connecting the eastern mountains, plateaus and valleys.
The average annual precipitation in the central and western desert areas, which account for one-tenth of the country's land area, is less than 250 mm.
Most of the six rivers in the territory are seasonal rivers and are also distributed in areas where precipitation is concentrated.
The Great Artesian Basin in the middle is rich in groundwater and has the largest groundwater source in the world.
Although Australia's water resources are unevenly distributed across regions, they match the layout of the national economy, so the contradiction between water supply and demand is not tense.
The third is that precipitation is unevenly distributed within a year and between years.
Precipitation in Tu'ao is mainly concentrated between winter and spring, with precipitation from May to December accounting for two-thirds of the annual total. This period is a flood-prone period and a water storage period.
Precipitation also varies greatly between years, with records of consecutive wet years and dry years, and dry years are particularly strong.
This uneven spatial and temporal distribution of precipitation determines that they must build water conservancy projects to ensure the demand for water resources for economic and social development.
So far, Tu'ao has built nearly 400 reservoirs, with a total storage capacity of more than 80 billion cubic meters, and has strong water storage capacity.
In short, the relatively abundant water resources and small population make Tu'ao's water problem not outstanding.
However, with the increase in population and economic and social development, the potential impact of over-exploitation and utilization of water resources in local areas has gradually emerged.
New water distribution problems, water quality problems in major rivers, secondary salinization problems in irrigated areas and unreasonable exploitation of groundwater have attracted more and more attention.
This year's drought has caused water levels in their reservoirs to drop below the warning line.
If seawater desalination technology can be introduced, it will be of great help to the development of their animal husbandry and planting industries.
After listening to this suggestion, Raff was also thinking about introducing seawater desalination technology.
"Mr. Raff, I think it is necessary to introduce seawater desalination technology. Extreme weather has often occurred around the world in recent years. Drought climates may appear more frequently in the future. It is better to plan early." Carlos, the head of the meteorological department, suggested.
"I know, but this seawater desalination technology is a bit troublesome." Of course Rafe knew that Dongtang's seawater desalination technology was very powerful.
But the problem is that this thing needs to replace the seawater desalination membrane every four months, although the cost of this membrane is not high overall.
However, Dongyin Water Group does not allow any overseas desalination plants to hold excess seawater desalination membranes. These desalination membranes are used and will soon be scrapped, and they are not allowed to be transported from Dongtang to be replaced.
Even those desalination membranes that have been scrapped must be transported back to China by Dongyin Water Group itself for destruction.
In addition, the seawater desalination plant is also produced and managed by Dongyin Water Group. The local area does not have the right to manage this plant. At the same time, this plant must be tax-free.
These are proper overlord terms. The other conditions are acceptable to Raf, but the condition that the desalination membrane cannot be stored is unacceptable to him, and neither is the Tu-Ao parliament.
Once you accept this condition, the consequences will be to act according to Dong Tang's face.
As one of the henchmen of Mi Li's family, Tu'ao is famously hostile to rabbits. Of course, this may have something to do with the overpopulation of rabbits in their country. You know how they hate rabbits.
"Unless they agree to allow us to reserve desalination membranes for about five years, the parliament will not agree to this matter." Raff said helplessly.
"Uh..." Carlos was speechless for a moment.
Please, we are begging others now, not Dongyin Water, so we have no right to bargain.
"Mr. Raf, regardless of whether the parliament agrees or not, we must submit the report, otherwise it will be our dereliction of duty." Akira reminded.
Raph nodded.
"Akira, you are responsible for writing the report, and then we will jointly submit the report, leaving this matter to the council men to deal with!"
Soon the water conservancy department and the meteorological department jointly came up with a proposal to purchase a desalination plant.
The result was not as expected by Rafe and others. The council masters immediately started arguing about this matter, with those who opposed, those who agreed, and those who were neutral all expressing their opinions.
The opposition was so strong that the proposal was temporarily shelved.
And Rafe's water conservancy department also has an excuse to face complaints and complaints from the people. Anyway, I proposed a solution, but the gentlemen in the council don't agree, so you go find them!
As for Raff's shirking of responsibility, the Parliament cannot express its sorrow.
Everyone knows that the desalination plant of Dongyin Water is a double-edged sword. After using it, it can cut through obstacles and scratch itself.
It is equivalent to the Sunflower Book. If you want to practice magical skills, you must first go to the palace. Every country with ambitions will not practice this kind of "Sunflower Book".
As for some people who are just waiting to die, they don't care about practicing the Sunflower Manual.
For example, the Southern African Country in Black Continent has already signed a contract with Dongyin Water, handing over all domestic tap water supply to Dongyin Water.
In order to give an explanation to the people, the Tu'ao Council could only pretend to let Raf lead a team to Dongtang to negotiate with Dongyin Water for the introduction of a seawater desalination plant.
As for whether it will succeed or not, it is not up to them. Maybe after a while, the country will no longer be drought-stricken. The task they gave Rafe is to delay it as long as possible.