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Re:Intel breaks ground on $20B Arizona plants as U.S. chip f... by j_walter on Tuesday September 28, 2021 @06:12PM (#28688112)
In this case I can't compare it to agriculture. I don't think growing food in a desert is a good idea either.

The Intel site in Portland, OR uses ~2 Billion gallons of water per year. They claim they are bringing enough recycle capacity to save about half that.

https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2017/08/intel_wate...

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Re:Intel breaks ground on $20B Arizona plants as U.S. chip f... by rayiner on Tuesday September 28, 2021 @06:35PM (#28688281)
That’s not much. The average family of 4 in Arizona uses about 325,000 gallons a year. So a billion gallons is equivalent to 3,000 families, or a very small town.
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Re:Intel breaks ground on $20B Arizona plants as U.S. chip f... by Aperocky on Tuesday September 28, 2021 @07:02PM (#28688478)
Doesn't smell right, you're saying a family of 4 in Arizona uses ~900 gallons a day? That's 3500L or 3.5 tons of water every day.

I mean you can flush the toilet every minute for the whole day and only use about that much water, and that's assume the toilet fills up as fast (it doesn't).

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Re:Intel breaks ground on $20B Arizona plants as U.S. chip f... by j_walter on Tuesday September 28, 2021 @07:22PM (#28688612)
That number seems really high, but the state website seems to be at least close to that number (146gal/day/person or ~600gal/day for a family of 4).

https://new.azwater.gov/conservation/public-resources

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Re:Intel breaks ground on $20B Arizona plants as U.S. chip f... by nealabq on Tuesday September 28, 2021 @07:56PM (#28688839)
How to use a lot of water:

a) Water the lawn (in the summer)

b) Take a long shower

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Re:Intel breaks ground on $20B Arizona plants as U.S. chip f... by j_walter on Tuesday September 28, 2021 @08:28PM (#28689036)
c) Drain and fill your pool
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Re:Intel breaks ground on $20B Arizona plants as U.S. chip f... by after_care on Tuesday September 28, 2021 @10:38PM (#28689702)
It probably includes yard irrigation.
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Re:Intel breaks ground on $20B Arizona plants as U.S. chip f... by dghlsakjg on Tuesday September 28, 2021 @11:33PM (#28690028)
Wow! I had no idea. Thanks for the thoughtful reply
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