UC Riverside: Data center water spikes could cost billions. “Without new water efficiencies, data center cooling systems four years from now could require 697 million to 1.45 billion gallons of additional peak water capacity per day — roughly equal to the typical daily water supply of New York City.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/15/uc-riverside-data-center-water-spikes-could-cost-billions/