Ars Technica: How some data center operators are tackling their water use problems. “Water use is emerging as one of the most contentious data center issues. A recent Gallup poll found that seven out of 10 Americans are opposed to data center development, with water scarcity ranking as the top resource concern. Facing increasingly fierce resistance, some tech companies are scrambling to assure […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/05/ars-technica-how-some-data-center-operators-are-tackling-their-water-use-problems/

Engadget: Google pledges to replenish more water than it uses at data centers by 2030 . “The company now has 165 stewardship projects across 97 watersheds, which are expected to replenish 19 billion gallons a year by 2030. Google says that’s more than double its consumption for 2024 and would allow the company to use more water over the coming years and still achieve its goal.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/05/engadget-google-pledges-to-replenish-more-water-than-it-uses-at-data-centers-by-2030/

Reuters: AI to double data centre power and water consumption by 2030, UN researchers say. “Data centres are expected to consume twice as much power and water by 2030 as they expand to meet the surge in demand from ​artificial intelligence, U.N. researchers said on Wednesday.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/04/reuters-ai-to-double-data-centre-power-and-water-consumption-by-2030-un-researchers-say/

AI has a water problem. Google thinks it has a fix
The company promises to replenish more water than it uses by 2030.
https://social.localtu.com/t8N
#google #AI #DataCenter #waterusage #Gemini

Virginia Mercury: What’s in the water? What we know and don’t know about data center water discharge in Virginia. “Most data centers in Virginia are permitted to discharge water into municipal wastewater systems, the same place household water goes to be treated and recycled for consumption. But there’s limited data tracking of potential chemicals in data centers’ discharge water.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/02/virginia-mercury-whats-in-the-water-what-we-know-and-dont-know-about-data-center-water-discharge-in-virginia/

Montreal urges water conservation as major aqueduct repairs begin
Montreal is urging residents to cut back on water use for several weeks as emergency repairs to a major aqueduct structure put pressure on supply.
#Canada #Consumer #Montrealwaterusage #Waterusage
https://globalnews.ca/news/11873861/montreal-water-shortage/

Montreal urges water conservation as major aqueduct repairs begin
Montreal is urging residents to cut back on water use for several weeks as emergency repairs to a major aqueduct structure put pressure on supply.
#Canada #Consumer #Montrealwaterusage #Waterusage
https://globalnews.ca/news/11873861/montreal-water-shortage/

Montreal urges water conservation as major aqueduct repairs begin
Montreal is urging residents to cut back on water use for several weeks as emergency repairs to a major aqueduct structure put pressure on supply.
#Canada #Consumer #Montrealwaterusage #Waterusage
https://globalnews.ca/news/11873861/montreal-water-shortage/

TechSpot: Inside the data center boom that’s consuming Chile’s last water. “The Quilicura wetland, just north of Chile’s capital, Santiago, has the largest concentration of data centers in Latin America. Consuming billions of liters of water annually, data centers have exacerbated dry conditions in a swamp already suffering from the worst drought in over 100 years of recordkeeping.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/29/techspot-inside-the-data-center-boom-thats-consuming-chiles-last-water/

Nevada Current: Nye County water board pushes data center moratorium. “The Nye County Water District Governing Board unanimously approved an emergency order Tuesday requesting that the Nye County Commission place a moratorium on data centers in the Pahrump Valley.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/28/nevada-current-nye-county-water-board-pushes-data-center-moratorium/