Independently researched in academia or media closed-loop data center water concerns seems to be buried in search engine results. This closed-loop data center used 30M gallons of water, 44 Olympic size swimming pools.

Even if that is just a one-time water draw, which has yet to be seen, and I’m skeptical of who is being trusted to tell us how much. We also still even in a closed loop system see water eventually being so contaminated with PFAS and other contaminates that eventually when that water is released back into the water utilities it contributes to a nitrite nightmare.

Sure hope the AI is smart enough to solve its own problem before this takes hold in every corner of this country.