Data centers are part of the problem.
Developers building endless houses out into the desert and the Wasatch Back are the real problem.
DATA CENTERS CAN USE 450,000 GALLONS A DAY===
USE-—NOT RECYCLE OR RECOVER——USE UP -—then cool the servers.
RESIDENCES ARE NOT USING THAT AMOUNT OF WATER.
DATA CENTERS CAN USE 450,000 GALLONS A DAY===
USE-—NOT RECYCLE OR RECOVER——USE UP -—then cool the servers.
RESIDENCES ARE NOT USING THAT AMOUNT OF WATER.
I LIVE IN RURAL N NEVADA.
WE ARE ALLOWED 2.2 ACRE FEET OF WATER PER PARCEL. MOST PARCELS ARE AROUND 5 ACRES AROUND ME.
1 ACRE FOOT==325,851 gallons. 2.2 ACRE FEET = 716,872.2
716,872.2 divided by 354 days === 1964.03 gallons per day.
450,000 GALLONS DIVIDED BY 1964.03===229.121 parcels of daily usage.
THAT IS WAY OUT OF BALANCE.