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Re:AI 2040: Plan A by ekelsen on Friday July 10, 2026 @11:12PM (#48868348)
Data centers have negative externalities which is why people don't think anyone should just be able to buy land and turn it into one.

Once of those negative externalities is water usage. The parent was commenting on the also high water usage of golf courses.

Perhaps that's the connection you've missed.

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Re:AI 2040: Plan A by trollbridge on Saturday July 11, 2026 @12:27AM (#48868745)
That's highly dependent on the area it's in. Where I live, golf courses use no more water than anyone else and aren't irrigated.

The proper answer would be to simply charge appropriate prices for large scale uses of water from the water utility, or else this is a discussion about riparian rights and law and possible changes needed to that.

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