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Is Desalination the Answer to California's Drought Woes?

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In this fourth year of drought, Californians are thirsty for new ways to get water -- and one idea is desalination. Even critics of turning ocean water to tap water grant that it has some merit. So why aren't we doing more of it? We take a look at desalination's potential role in the state's water portfolio.

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