Hey Perth friends, there is a proposed data centre at Hazelmere, on the Helena River.

From a purely water perspective this seems like a bad move. Precipitation in SWWA has declined, dam inflows have declined, groundwater is over extracted, groundwater recharge has likely declined - no idea how they're planning to cool this thing, but I doubt they're going to pay to pump desal up from Kwinana...

Submissions close 30th March at 5 pm AWST. (Edit because I got the date wrong!)

#WestCoastBestCoast #WesternAustralia #Water #Sustainability #Perth

https://swanengage.swan.wa.gov.au/da-62026-data-centre