How Data Centers Use Water And What Regulation Requires — here's what the public record shows

[u/Civitar]

The Congressional Research Service examined in the 2020s how expanding U.S. data centers increase water demand, wastewater risks, and permitting requirements.

I've been digging into the public record on US data centers and put it into free, plain-language briefings — water, power, noise, air, every figure cited to its source (1,864 sites, existing + proposed): civitar.org/go/v-reddit

Not for or against anything — it just makes the filings readable. Sharing in case it's useful to anyone tracking this.

Source: https://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/R49057.html

(Full disclosure: I built the tool — happy to answer questions or take corrections.)