You need water to live but more than 8 million people are not drinking clean water in the U.S.see this website for details http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/08/business/global/08iht-rbogguy1.html?_r=1&scp=8&sq=december%207%20article%20on%20water%20plant&st=cse

There are a lot of goods put at the same time there are some bad things about desalination.

The goods are it makes a dent on the the less than one percent of the water on earth is drinkable and it contributes to the water shortages. One of the bad things about water desalination

is that it costs 1.50 per 1000 gallons which is good but when your delivering clean water

to 4 million people the dollars add up fast so those are the goods and bads of water desalination.