A data center drained 30M gallons of water unnoticed — until residents complained about low water pressure

Residents in Fayetteville, Georgia, noticed low water pressure last year. The utility discovered two unaccounted-for water connections at one of the nation’s largest data center campuses.

“We get this notification from Fayette County water system saying you need to stop watering your lawns to help conserve water."

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/08/georgia-data-centers-water-00909988

A data center drained 30M gallons of water unnoticed — until residents complained about low water pressure

Residents in Fayetteville, Georgia, noticed low water pressure last year. The utility discovered two unaccounted-for water connections at one of the nation’s largest data center campuses.

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@gerrymcgovern

The future billionaires envision is a deserted Earth with cooled data centers, and people dying of thirst. A mix of Terminator and Mad Max.

#EpsteinClass #Billionaires #dystopia #BillionairesApocalypse #DataCenters

@JackMexa4 It keeps reminding me of "Circuitry Man".

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@roknrol @gerrymcgovern

I haven’t watched it. But I will.

@JackMexa4 @gerrymcgovern It's future dystopia from the 90's...have booze handy 😃