Pump seawater from Sea of Cortez to minimize right of way interactions through the California sea coast and the lift across the Sierra.

The path proceeds around the Salton Sea* toward Lake Havasu, where discharge into the Colorado River utilizes existing infrastructure to feed both AZ (CAP) and LA/San Diego (via CRA), then proceeds south to the Imperial Dam network to feed Imperial Valley, Yuma Valley and Mexicali Valley. These together provide more than 90% of the American winter vegetable supply. Water also feeds the renewed vibrancy of the Colorado River Estuary and wildlife refuge.

* Brine extracted at pumping stations is a valuable resource either to directly support geothermal Li mining and aquifer replenishment, or to directly supplement Salton Sea, or to provide green energy grid stability through pumped hydro storage.

The Path expands along the same RoW as in Phase-I

Seawater (becoming brine) continues to be separated from fresh water. 

Brine continues its path toward the Great Basin becoming more concentrated at each pumping/desal milestone (3-5 pump stations in route) up the I-15 Corridor.

When the Great Basin rim is reached, canals can be used to transport water by gravity: brine to mineral harvesting locations near Milford or at the USMag site which will have been converted to sustainable mineral extraction (non-evaporative, U of U tech).

After Mg and Li are removed from the brine , the salt-rich remainder flows to large, West Desert evaporation ponds to rebuild the Salt Flats, replenish the now depleted (by salt harvesting operations) aquifers, and multiply lake effect mountain precipitation.

Fresh water goes to Tremonton to refresh the Bear River Estuary as well as the Willard Bay municipal distribution system.

Expansion lines supply water to Green River Basin (e.g., Ruby pipeline RoW or I-80 at Muddy Creek on UPRR R.O.W.) to feed Flaming Gorge, Lake Powell and their supported communities.

This water augmentation paradigm significantly differs from other approaches in that each drop is precious, and value is extracted multiple times; first in value from the minerals in the brine, then from the brine itself as a replenishing resource. While the freshwater first replenishes streambeds and headwaters, before utilizing existing infrastructure to support communities and regional agriculture.

Mineral harvesting and water sales revenues drive investment capital which expands the reach of the Water Abundance Economy.

Northern Expansion supplies water to:

(1) a feed from east shore Lake Havasu through Flagstaff, AZ, Gallup NM, to Farmington NM to supply multiple native Tribes via the headwaters of the San Juan River.

(2) Enlarge capacity at the Wyoming Green River Basin outlet to supplement the Colorado River drainage, so that Native Tribes, CO and NM can withdraw their unclaimed legal allotments.

(3) Nevada (Humboldt River), SW Idaho (Raft River) headwaters spurs from the USMag pumping manifold site (from Phase-II expansion).

Southern expansion supports:

• Fresh water to the I-15 corridor, Sevier River valley and Sevier Lake basin supporting growth of new communities and industries with affordable Utah housing.

• A separate line from the Texas gulf coast runs parallel to the Rio Grande up to the headwaters in the San Luis valley

The demonstration of these water delivery systems with their enabling "Made in Utah" technologies will be exported around the world to alleviate hardship in communities suffering from energy and water poverty.