Intel breaks ground on $20B Arizona plants as U.S. chip factory race heats up

Re:Intel breaks ground on $20B Arizona plants as U.S. chip f... by thehappypm on Tuesday September 28, 2021 @09:51AM (#28682785)

Contrary to common belief, cities do not really need gigantic amounts of water. You take a shower, water goes down the drain, you can reclaim most of it if you want to. Don't allow irrigated lawns, reclaim gray water, urban water needs drop to a trickle. AZ is a leader in this space.

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Re:Intel breaks ground on $20B Arizona plants as U.S. chip f... by skybrian on Tuesday September 28, 2021 @11:29AM (#28683970)

Is gray water reuse happening at scale?

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Re:Intel breaks ground on $20B Arizona plants as U.S. chip f... by ethanbond on Tuesday September 28, 2021 @10:38AM (#28683321)

Oh good, cities can be more water-efficient than people commonly believe.

Guess it’s solved!

Pay no attention to the drying rivers, emptying reservoirs, and depleting aquifers. If cities are more efficient per capita than people commonly believe, we can probably just grow our cities arbitrarily and our cotton farms and golf courses even more so.

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Re:Intel breaks ground on $20B Arizona plants as U.S. chip f... by thehappypm on Tuesday September 28, 2021 @11:13AM (#28683759)

Industrial and urban use cases can be very water resource friendly. Sure, maybe we shouldn't grow almonds in the desert. But that's not what's being discussed here.

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Re:Intel breaks ground on $20B Arizona plants as U.S. chip f... by ethanbond on Tuesday September 28, 2021 @12:38PM (#28684733)

My point is that saying "Arizona is among the best at driving itself into water depletion" is not a satisfactory answer to "Arizona is driving itself into water depletion."

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