I thought that while chip production uses a lot of water, the water is mostly not consumed in the process and due to environmental regulation the water has to b

I thought that while chip production uses a lot of water, the water is mostly not consumed in the process and due to environmental regulation the water has to be cleaned at the plant so they form a closed loop system. It takes a lot of water when the plant is built, but after that it requires only a small amount of water to continue running.