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What is the author’s claim in the “It’s Expensive to Guarantee Water” section of the text?
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Question 2
Which of the following statements from the excerpt provide evidence to support the claim from question 1? Select ALL that apply.
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Question 3
Reasoning
Explain how the evidence from question 2 supports the claim in question 1.
The evidence supports the claim by giving examples of how expensive the desalination process is. The detail about the cost per acre-foot supports the expense portion of the claim. The author also claims that the process is worth the expense. The evidence to support this portion of the claim is that there is “promise” in a 30-year contract that guarantees a certain amount of clean water to the people of California.