Utah officials warn of ‘totally unprecedented’ water shortages as towns run dry

Utah’s farmers and ranchers, as well as some rural towns, like Emery and Apple Valley, are grappling with drastic water shortages from the ongoing drought.

#drought #Utah #WaterShortage #water

https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2026/06/24/unprecedented-water-cuts-hit-utah/

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says human water consumption is limiting AI's potential

https://theprint.in/feature/jeff-bezos-water-consumption-amazon-ai-potential/2964266/

> Skipping fears of mass unemployment, Bezos used his VivaTech panel to argue that an 'artificial general engineer' just creates more tasks.

#AI #JeffBezos #WaterShortage

Unfortunately, both articles are behind paywalls -- but you get the gist...

#GallupNM #datacenter water deal draws #Navajo concerns

By Donovan Quintero | May 14, 2026

"A proposed data center on Gallup’s eastern industrial edge has raised questions about water, jobs, public notice and whether the project could affect the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project.

"The Gallup City Council is considering whether to extend a long-term reclaimed water option tied to #TeraplexDataCentersLLC, a Virginia limited liability company identified in city documents as seeking to develop industrial and commercial uses, including a data center, on roughly 330 acres in Gallup.

"Public materials describe Teraplex as a modular data center and power infrastructure company focused on #AI computing, integrated power systems and factory-built infrastructure. Publicly available company materials do not clearly identify completed or operating data center campuses owned by Teraplex."

https://navajotimes.com/reznews/gallup-data-center-water-deal-draws-navajo-concerns/

Gallup data center proposal raises water, jobs and notice concerns

Marcus Williams, 5/17/2026

"A 330-acre #GallupTradeport data center could send nearly 110 million gallons of #wastewater a year into a water-stressed region already waiting on #NavajoGallup deliveries.

"Gallup City Council put off action April 29 on a wastewater deal tied to a proposed 330-acre data center in the Gallup Tradeport, and the scale alone sharpened the stakes: nearly 110 million gallons of wastewater a year could be routed to the project if the agreement advances.

"That number is now colliding with a much larger question in McKinley County and across the Eastern Navajo Nation, who bears the risk if a private technology campus moves ahead in a region where water is already scarce. At a May 14 discussion, speakers raised concerns about water use, public notice and whether the project could affect the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project, the long-delayed system meant to carry municipal and industrial water from the #SanJuanRiver to Gallup, the eastern #NavajoNation and the southwestern #JicarillaApache Nation."

https://www.prismnews.com/local/mckinley-nm/gallup-data-center-proposal-raises-water-jobs-and-notice

#ClimateCrisis #ExtremeDrought
#Dine #WaterIsLife #WaterShortage #NoWaterForDatacenters
#NativeAmericanNews #AIDatacenters

US campaigner warns #Scotland about #AI #data centre boom

“You guys are really vulnerable, and you’re vulnerable because you have

- #Water resources
- #Rural land
- #Renewable #energy

This industry will not only suck all of that, but then they’re going to have to rely on fossil fuel. That’s the reality.”

https://www.thenational.scot/news/26190746.us-campaigner-warns-scotland-ai-data-centre-boom/

#BigData #greed #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #PeopleNotProfits #CO2 #FossilFuels #pollution #WaterShortage