Water cost question?

Its tough to say what the cost of water is from one location to the next, but for desal cost is more like $2000-$3,000 per acre foot, based on 10MGD plant West Coast ...costs you read about for desalting water are often from Middle East or countries with minimal environmental laws and regs as well as cheap labor and even cheaper electricity...there is as previous answerers indicate a lot more than just desalting water that goes into it but water costs are going to increase in the next few years becasue America's infrastructure is old and the cost of replacing it is high. So try thinking a bit more critically when you read these stories about $600/AF water ...