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> No groundwater for data centers! It's worst. They use tap water. "...For the purposes of cooling, data centres mainly use potable water (water that is safe
by belter 1y ago
> No groundwater for data centers!
It's worst. They use tap water.
"...For the purposes of cooling, data centres mainly use potable water (water that is safe to drink or use for cooking, free from harmful contaminants). .." - https://www.twobirds.com/en/insights/2025/cooling-the-cloud-a-focus-on-the-water-usage-of-data-centres https://www.twobirds.com/en/insights/2025/cooling-the-cloud-...
- jeffbee 1y agoThis particular data center was going to build a wastewater pipeline to cool their facility with currently-squandered wastewater.
- mac-mc 1y agoI also wonder why this isn't the go-to if you want to work in water-stressed places. Become a water distillation plant at the same time, have a win-win solution.