Subj : Re: Forget a hosepipe ban
To   : KURT WEISKE
From : Rob Mccart
Date : Thu Aug 21 2025 08:08:28

KW>The reports make it sound like the water isn't recycled and that the water is
  >sed" by the data center, as if they're talking about continuous use. Whether
  >t's accurate or not, I don't know. You'd think you could cool the water passi
  >y and recirculate it, but then you're adding more radiant heat into the envir
  >ent.

KW>If water is running through a closed system you wouldn't think there'd be an
  >ue with treating it and releasing it back into the water supply, but I'm sure
  >'s not worth the decrease in net shareholder value.

Yes, I touched on that in a previous message.. I wouldn't think that
water used for cooling would be polluted to any great extent, but
you are still pulling it out of fresh drinking water in same cases
and possibly dumping it into the sewage treatment plants.

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