> It can cost from just under $1 to well over $2 to produce one cubic meter (264 gallons) of desalted water from the ocean. That's about as much as two people in the U.S. typically go through in a day at home.

Uhhhh that seems pretty cheap and affordable?

It's not private homes that are at risk. Agriculture and industry use up the most water and they absolutely do not want to pay.