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A lot of the golf courses around here use reclaimed water (treated effluent). Hopefully data centers aren't using potable water.

• nevir 4mo ago
  They hook into industrial water supplies (usually not potable, unless the utility has no other option)
  • matt-p 4mo ago
    I would say that is the exception rather than the rule (potable is normal).
    • nevir 4mo ago
      You can drink it, but the utilities don't rate it for that / guarantee (complete) treatment, IIRC.
• jimz 4mo ago
  Lake Las Vegas, the biggest user by far, is at 82% reclaimed. The Las Vegas Valley Water Authority's name-and-shame list for water use is still FOIA-able (last year's, obviously). https://archive.org/details/top-commercial-water-users-southern-nevada-2025 https://archive.org/details/top-commercial-water-users-south...