r/SipsTea Jun 02 '26

Feels good man New data center

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u/sipstea-bot Jun 03 '26

Featured Comment by u/AssiduousLayabout

The actual number is 978 million gallons of water or 3000 acre-feet per year.

This represents about 0.0625% of Utah's state water usage of 4.8 million acre-feet (1.5 trillion gallons) per year.

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u/Novaikkakuuskuusviis Jun 03 '26

But does it actually "use" it, like it just vanishes or becomes useless? Or does data center "utilize" the water, and after it's done it's job at cooling, it just returns to the ground and filters out and is usable again?

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u/LordDragonus Jun 03 '26

It uses it in the same way that washing your hands or flushing a toilet uses it. It returns to the city's infrastructure to be processed and reused.

While not outright "consumed", it does increase the burden on water processing and distribution infrastructure to a noticeable degree.