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Amazon agrees to pay $20.5 million to settle allegations that its data centers in Morrow County Oregon contributed to contaminating ground water with nitrate pollution in the agricultural community Here’s what happens - Amazon uses huge volumes of water to cool its data centers - Because the data centers use water that has nitrates in it from the area, water evaporates during the cooling process - What's left is highly concentrated nitrate water - That highly concentrated nitrate water then goes back out over the farmland, seeping back into the groundwater water Now imagine this nationwide on a massive scale due to thousands of data centers being built
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Amazon agrees to pay $20.5 million to settle allegations that its data centers in Morrow County Oregon contributed to contaminating ground water with nitrate pollution in the agricultural community Here’s what happens - Amazon uses huge volumes of water to cool its data centers - Because the data centers use water that has nitrates in it from the area, water evaporates during the cooling process - What's left is highly concentrated nitrate water - That highly concentrated nitrate water then goes back out over the farmland, seeping back into the groundwater water Now imagine this nationwide on a massive scale due to thousands of data centers being built

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When people say data centers use millions of gallons of water, they're describing an old technology. Before, water went into evaporative cooling towers. Warm water pulled heat off the AI chips, then evaporated into the air to shed it. It was effective, but it burned through fresh water continuously, which is where the headline numbers come from today around "data centers use a massive amount of water." The data centers we revealed at Build today don't work that way. The cooling loop is closed. Water is added once during construction and recirculates indefinitely between the servers and the chillers. No evaporation, no fresh-water resupply! Satya put the scale in plain terms: a full year of water use is roughly what a single restaurant uses. Keep in mind that for us, every liter and every watt is an optimization target. The economics and the environment push in the same direction!
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When people say data centers use millions of gallons of water, they're describing an old technology. Before, water went into evaporative cooling towers. Warm water pulled heat off the AI chips, then evaporated into the air to shed it. It was effective, but it burned through fresh water continuously, which is where the headline numbers come from today around "data centers use a massive amount of water." The data centers we revealed at Build today don't work that way. The cooling loop is closed. Water is added once during construction and recirculates indefinitely between the servers and the chillers. No evaporation, no fresh-water resupply! Satya put the scale in plain terms: a full year of water use is roughly what a single restaurant uses. Keep in mind that for us, every liter and every watt is an optimization target. The economics and the environment push in the same direction!

Nicolas Bustamante

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Lake Powell is now at critically low levels Just last year the water level was at the darker spot on this large rock. It was very high and full of people doing water sports In addition to the drought, the demand for the water far exceeds the supply. The Colorado River is over-allocating its water to meet demand The reservoir is only 23% full (it looks even less than that), down significantly from last year Agriculture accounts for a large amount of water uses. Data centers also contribute, but much lower
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Lake Powell is now at critically low levels Just last year the water level was at the darker spot on this large rock. It was very high and full of people doing water sports In addition to the drought, the demand for the water far exceeds the supply. The Colorado River is over-allocating its water to meet demand The reservoir is only 23% full (it looks even less than that), down significantly from last year Agriculture accounts for a large amount of water uses. Data centers also contribute, but much lower

Wall Street Apes

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The California environmentalists disappear when it comes to data centers 3 new massive data centers are coming to the Bay Area, just one is as large as 30 football fields - Microsoft Data Center in San Jose - Amazon Web Services (AWS) Data Center in Gilroy - Prologis Larger San Jose Project - Amazon Gilroy will use 7.5 million gallon of water per year - Microsoft San Jose newer design with evaporative water use via closed-loop - Still, all 3 combined will use tens of millions of gallons of water per year Combined they will use the same amount of energy as 400,000+ homes annually
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The California environmentalists disappear when it comes to data centers 3 new massive data centers are coming to the Bay Area, just one is as large as 30 football fields - Microsoft Data Center in San Jose - Amazon Web Services (AWS) Data Center in Gilroy - Prologis Larger San Jose Project - Amazon Gilroy will use 7.5 million gallon of water per year - Microsoft San Jose newer design with evaporative water use via closed-loop - Still, all 3 combined will use tens of millions of gallons of water per year Combined they will use the same amount of energy as 400,000+ homes annually

Wall Street Apes

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The City of Phoenix announces they are preparing for new water restrictions, including charging people who use a lot of water due to a shortage of water Residents will be on water restrictions, meanwhile Arizona has allowed 24 data centers to be built, with roughly 30 more being planned Arizona is experiencing a major data center boom The shortage of water is due to serious cuts to the Colorado river water supply “The City of Phoenix is anticipating serious cuts to our water supply from the Colorado River — We cannot conserve our way out of the problem of this magnitude. The Water Services Department announced by the end of the year, Phoenix will likely enter stage 2 of the plan where they will have to use backup water supplies to meet demand. It may include things like additional conservation education, expansion of water audits, incentives and rebates to ensure efficient use of water” “It could also bring surcharges, meaning if someone uses more water than what they are allocated, they could face additional charges for it.” But Arizona lawmakers are allowing 30-50+ data centers Make it make sense
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The City of Phoenix announces they are preparing for new water restrictions, including charging people who use a lot of water due to a shortage of water Residents will be on water restrictions, meanwhile Arizona has allowed 24 data centers to be built, with roughly 30 more being planned Arizona is experiencing a major data center boom The shortage of water is due to serious cuts to the Colorado river water supply “The City of Phoenix is anticipating serious cuts to our water supply from the Colorado River — We cannot conserve our way out of the problem of this magnitude. The Water Services Department announced by the end of the year, Phoenix will likely enter stage 2 of the plan where they will have to use backup water supplies to meet demand. It may include things like additional conservation education, expansion of water audits, incentives and rebates to ensure efficient use of water” “It could also bring surcharges, meaning if someone uses more water than what they are allocated, they could face additional charges for it.” But Arizona lawmakers are allowing 30-50+ data centers Make it make sense

Wall Street Apes

405,730 views • 1 month ago

This is a great example of how very different birds are. The Osprey comes gliding in and crashes into the water somewhat violently, and then sinks its talons into its prey, rips it from the water, and carries it off on its final journey. The Great Egret on the other hand is all about patiently waiting for the perfect moment to pluck a fish from the water. Even with the Osprey crashing into the water right next to it, the egret doesn’t even budge or blink. What a contrasting comparison!
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This is a great example of how very different birds are. The Osprey comes gliding in and crashes into the water somewhat violently, and then sinks its talons into its prey, rips it from the water, and carries it off on its final journey. The Great Egret on the other hand is all about patiently waiting for the perfect moment to pluck a fish from the water. Even with the Osprey crashing into the water right next to it, the egret doesn’t even budge or blink. What a contrasting comparison!

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A massive 18 million square foot data center is being planned north of Amarillo Texas along with a nuclear power plant to power it Cotton farmer says the Texas panhandle is the largest US cotton producing region and the water needs of the data center will wipe out the industry Many residents in the area rely on well water too which will be likely wiped out The initial agreement with the City of Amarillo supplies 2.5 million gallons per day from municipal sources under a 20-year contract They can use 912.5 million gallons of water per year This will be devastating to the people who live there and rely on this water
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A massive 18 million square foot data center is being planned north of Amarillo Texas along with a nuclear power plant to power it Cotton farmer says the Texas panhandle is the largest US cotton producing region and the water needs of the data center will wipe out the industry Many residents in the area rely on well water too which will be likely wiped out The initial agreement with the City of Amarillo supplies 2.5 million gallons per day from municipal sources under a 20-year contract They can use 912.5 million gallons of water per year This will be devastating to the people who live there and rely on this water

Wall Street Apes

539,788 views • 4 months ago

“A ship doesn’t sink because of the water around. A ship will sink because of the water that get in. I’m not going to allow the water that is outside to get into my ship and sink it.” — Burna Boy says.
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“A ship doesn’t sink because of the water around. A ship will sink because of the water that get in. I’m not going to allow the water that is outside to get into my ship and sink it.” — Burna Boy says.

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🇺🇸 Phoenix is heading into Stage 2 water restrictions by end of 2026, meaning backup supplies, conservation mandates, and surcharges for residents who use too much. At the same time, Arizona just approved 24 new data centers, with 30 to 50 more in the pipeline. These facilities are among the most water-intensive on earth. Cooling systems alone can burn through millions of gallons per day. Less water for people. More water for data centers. Honestly, it wasn't the future I imagined. Source: Wall Street Apes
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🇺🇸 Phoenix is heading into Stage 2 water restrictions by end of 2026, meaning backup supplies, conservation mandates, and surcharges for residents who use too much. At the same time, Arizona just approved 24 new data centers, with 30 to 50 more in the pipeline. These facilities are among the most water-intensive on earth. Cooling systems alone can burn through millions of gallons per day. Less water for people. More water for data centers. Honestly, it wasn't the future I imagined. Source: Wall Street Apes

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#WATCH | Delhi's Water Minister Atishi says, "...When there is a severe heat wave in Delhi, when there is water shortage in Delhi, Haryana has reduced the release of water from Munak Canal... Haryana is not releasing its 1050 cusecs of water from Munak Canal...In the coming 2 days, there will be a shortage of water in every area of ​​Delhi...I would like to appeal to the Haryana government that they should not do politics on water and release Delhi's share of water..."
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#WATCH | Delhi's Water Minister Atishi says, "...When there is a severe heat wave in Delhi, when there is water shortage in Delhi, Haryana has reduced the release of water from Munak Canal... Haryana is not releasing its 1050 cusecs of water from Munak Canal...In the coming 2 days, there will be a shortage of water in every area of ​​Delhi...I would like to appeal to the Haryana government that they should not do politics on water and release Delhi's share of water..."

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146,570 views • 2 years ago

Georgia is basically turning into one large data center Get ready for this, there is no legal obligation for data centers to disclose how much water they will be using - Georgia currently has about 162 data centers already - They have an additional 141 new data centers planned - Combined these data centers will use 12+ GW or more of power, this is equivalent to the usage of 10 MILLION homes - Combined water usage estimate of 35+ billion gallons per year or higher Absolutely insane There is no comprehensive federal requirement for data centers to publicly report detailed water usage. A bill was introduced called “the Data Center Water and Energy Transparency Act” to mandate reporting of energy and water consumption to states and the EPA This is an issue, here’s one example The Quality Technology Services data center in Fayette County used 29–30 million gallons of water went unmetered and unbilled for months without initial detection. Residents complained about low pressure during drought conditions. The company later paid retroactively $150,000 but faced no fines
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Georgia is basically turning into one large data center Get ready for this, there is no legal obligation for data centers to disclose how much water they will be using - Georgia currently has about 162 data centers already - They have an additional 141 new data centers planned - Combined these data centers will use 12+ GW or more of power, this is equivalent to the usage of 10 MILLION homes - Combined water usage estimate of 35+ billion gallons per year or higher Absolutely insane There is no comprehensive federal requirement for data centers to publicly report detailed water usage. A bill was introduced called “the Data Center Water and Energy Transparency Act” to mandate reporting of energy and water consumption to states and the EPA This is an issue, here’s one example The Quality Technology Services data center in Fayette County used 29–30 million gallons of water went unmetered and unbilled for months without initial detection. Residents complained about low pressure during drought conditions. The company later paid retroactively $150,000 but faced no fines

Wall Street Apes

146,446 views • 1 month ago

Data Centers are coaching their workers on how to lie to the public and their family about how Data Center water usage is actually a good thing “I work at an architecture firm that mainly does data centers, and just to give you all an idea of how out of touch the people making these things are. Today we had a meeting where we were essentially asked to defend the water usage of data centers to our friends and family in conversation at the dinner table or online. They provided them with a graph to break down water usage (included) but I’ll go over it The chart compares “domestic water usage” (toilets, sinks, etc.) for a typical-sized closed-loop data center of 600,000 gallons per year against other things of “equivalent square footage”: Cornfield: 5.85 million gallons Vineyard: 5.60 million Golf course: 5.45 million Peanut farm: 2.88 million Movie theater: 935,000 5 households: 730,000 They make the point that “Data centers aren’t the big water users you think” But that’s not really true “It's still using an incredible amount of water — and the key piece of evidence here was when someone gets pissed at a data center's water usage, ask them if they like golf. And when they say yes, let them know that a golf course uses 9 times as much water much water as a data center. That'll shut them up, because no one disapproves of golf courses using an exorbitant amount of water…” Not to mention, this is incredibly misleading The 600,000 gallons is mostly just building operations of things like sinks and bathrooms. It downplays or completely excludes the main water use, which is cooling the servers More fake propaganda
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Data Centers are coaching their workers on how to lie to the public and their family about how Data Center water usage is actually a good thing “I work at an architecture firm that mainly does data centers, and just to give you all an idea of how out of touch the people making these things are. Today we had a meeting where we were essentially asked to defend the water usage of data centers to our friends and family in conversation at the dinner table or online. They provided them with a graph to break down water usage (included) but I’ll go over it The chart compares “domestic water usage” (toilets, sinks, etc.) for a typical-sized closed-loop data center of 600,000 gallons per year against other things of “equivalent square footage”: Cornfield: 5.85 million gallons Vineyard: 5.60 million Golf course: 5.45 million Peanut farm: 2.88 million Movie theater: 935,000 5 households: 730,000 They make the point that “Data centers aren’t the big water users you think” But that’s not really true “It's still using an incredible amount of water — and the key piece of evidence here was when someone gets pissed at a data center's water usage, ask them if they like golf. And when they say yes, let them know that a golf course uses 9 times as much water much water as a data center. That'll shut them up, because no one disapproves of golf courses using an exorbitant amount of water…” Not to mention, this is incredibly misleading The 600,000 gallons is mostly just building operations of things like sinks and bathrooms. It downplays or completely excludes the main water use, which is cooling the servers More fake propaganda

Wall Street Apes

53,804 views • 28 days ago

BREAKING: President Trump just announced that he will force Gavin Newsom to redirect water from the Klamath River into California cities instead of dumping it into the Pacific, which would stop all the fires. "This is a true tragedy, and it's a mistake of the governor, and you could say the [Biden] administration." It's just common sense. The water is there. USE IT instead of trying to save a bunch of floppy fish.
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BREAKING: President Trump just announced that he will force Gavin Newsom to redirect water from the Klamath River into California cities instead of dumping it into the Pacific, which would stop all the fires. "This is a true tragedy, and it's a mistake of the governor, and you could say the [Biden] administration." It's just common sense. The water is there. USE IT instead of trying to save a bunch of floppy fish.

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Trump: "They didn't allow the water to come down from the Pacific Northwest. They routed the water into the Pacific Ocean. So we had no water there. No, he had -- I would say open up the water. Open it up to the governor, the mayor. They wouldn't do it. They wanted to protect a tiny little fish."
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Trump: "They didn't allow the water to come down from the Pacific Northwest. They routed the water into the Pacific Ocean. So we had no water there. No, he had -- I would say open up the water. Open it up to the governor, the mayor. They wouldn't do it. They wanted to protect a tiny little fish."

Aaron Rupar

443,505 views • 5 months ago

This water is flowing from upstream hills to Gokul Lake of Alibhag,Maharashtra.then overflows to ocean,by increasing water holding capacity at lake we are able to store more sweet water in salty water area so that it will dominate salt water in the ground,useful for drinking
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This water is flowing from upstream hills to Gokul Lake of Alibhag,Maharashtra.then overflows to ocean,by increasing water holding capacity at lake we are able to store more sweet water in salty water area so that it will dominate salt water in the ground,useful for drinking

Anand Malligavad

12,724 views • 1 year ago

The health risks we are about to witness as a country due to untreated waste water from this landfill running straight into L.Victoria... #UgandaWetlandExhibition For those who think this is far fetched, National Water pumps the water we all use from this lake, the fish we eat.
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The health risks we are about to witness as a country due to untreated waste water from this landfill running straight into L.Victoria... #UgandaWetlandExhibition For those who think this is far fetched, National Water pumps the water we all use from this lake, the fish we eat.

Samwise Gamgee

18,452 views • 1 year ago

TEXAS 🚨 1 million gallons of sewage PER DAY is about to be dumped into an aquifer that is a drinking water source for millions of people “The Edwards Trinity Aquifer in Texas is under attack — This watershed, this aquifer is a drinking water source for millions of people. But a certain corporation wants to dump a whole lot of treated Sewage from about 2900 homes which would discharge on average 1 million gallons per day of treated sewage into the Hilotes Creek watershed which recharges up to 15% of the Edwards aquifer. It is called Lennar Corp. And it is a Florida based developer and they want to put a big 2900 home subdivision in there and then dump all this treated sewage. Keep in mind, when they treat sewage, they're not pulling out the fluoride, the chlorine, the trace pharmaceuticals, the contraceptives, all this estrogenic chemicals would go right into the water table. So this is the permit screenshot it we need to make sure this doesn't happen. (See video) I don't even live in Texas and I want to see that watershed clean.”
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TEXAS 🚨 1 million gallons of sewage PER DAY is about to be dumped into an aquifer that is a drinking water source for millions of people “The Edwards Trinity Aquifer in Texas is under attack — This watershed, this aquifer is a drinking water source for millions of people. But a certain corporation wants to dump a whole lot of treated Sewage from about 2900 homes which would discharge on average 1 million gallons per day of treated sewage into the Hilotes Creek watershed which recharges up to 15% of the Edwards aquifer. It is called Lennar Corp. And it is a Florida based developer and they want to put a big 2900 home subdivision in there and then dump all this treated sewage. Keep in mind, when they treat sewage, they're not pulling out the fluoride, the chlorine, the trace pharmaceuticals, the contraceptives, all this estrogenic chemicals would go right into the water table. So this is the permit screenshot it we need to make sure this doesn't happen. (See video) I don't even live in Texas and I want to see that watershed clean.”

Wall Street Apes

239,057 views • 10 months ago

Gov. Abbott calls an emergency item on water for this legislative session. "We will make the largest investment in water in the history of Texas. We will tap into new water supplies and repair pipes to save billions of gallons of water each year."
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Gov. Abbott calls an emergency item on water for this legislative session. "We will make the largest investment in water in the history of Texas. We will tap into new water supplies and repair pipes to save billions of gallons of water each year."

Texas Tribune

18,305 views • 1 year ago