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Re:Google gets OK to siphon water for South Carolina plant by londons_explore on Friday October 11, 2019 @06:33AM (#21223054)
This water will be used in evaporative coolers. There won't be warmed water to return.

The water gets recycled 50-100 times, and each time a small percentage evaporates into a cloud.

The cloud really does make clouds.

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Re:Google gets OK to siphon water for South Carolina plant by piker on Friday October 11, 2019 @08:42AM (#21223748)
Evaporative coolers in low country South Carolina? Is there a more humid place on Earth?
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Re:Google gets OK to siphon water for South Carolina plant by cptskippy on Friday October 11, 2019 @09:51AM (#21224323)
There won't be as soon as this plant becomes operational.
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Re:Google gets OK to siphon water for South Carolina plant by auiya on Friday October 11, 2019 @10:17AM (#21224571)
> as soon as this plant becomes operational

It's been operational for 10+ years. https://goo.gl/maps/XLEegK3rH1AqUXpw8

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Re:Google gets OK to siphon water for South Carolina plant by tyingq on Friday October 11, 2019 @06:41AM (#21223093)
Like this...

https://intra.ece.ucr.edu/~sren/project/water/img/water_cool...

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Re:Google gets OK to siphon water for South Carolina plant by zannaxy on Friday October 11, 2019 @12:01PM (#21225617)
How clouds are made! As my friend Tanya would say to keep me cheerful near those smokestacks.
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Re:Google gets OK to siphon water for South Carolina plant by jmknoll on Friday October 11, 2019 @10:49AM (#21224904)
What’s stopping the collection and re-condensation of the evaporated water, which can then be returned to the river.
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Re:Google gets OK to siphon water for South Carolina plant by newnewpdro on Friday October 11, 2019 @05:38PM (#21228737)
So.. cloud formation then rain?
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