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Re:Improper redaction reveals Google Data Center water and e... by linsomniac on Sunday October 04, 2026 @04:53PM (#49957739)
>they are not meaningful users of water.

How so? NOT COUNTING leaks and filling, the average Olympic sized swimming pool uses 1-2 million gallons of water a year.

See EPA Commercial Pooland Spa Equipment Best Management Practices for Commercial and Institutional Facilities https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2023-11/ws-commer...

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Re:Improper redaction reveals Google Data Center water and e... by TeMPOraL on Sunday October 04, 2026 @05:07PM (#49957875)
Yes. GP is literally saying that 1-2 million gallons of water is a pretty small number not meaningful to anything at scale.

It's basically like framing power consumption in watt hours. A million watt hours is tiny at any scale, your whole neighborhood uses millions every day.

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Re:Improper redaction reveals Google Data Center water and e... by ordersofmag on Sunday October 04, 2026 @05:23PM (#49958036)
Please compare 1 million gallons to the 1 quadrillion gallons in the aquifer, or the 31 trillion that falls from sky each year in Nebraska and get back to me.
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Re:Improper redaction reveals Google Data Center water and e... by kube-system on Sunday October 04, 2026 @11:27PM (#49960376)
A single average sized fully occupied apartment building uses 8-13 million gallons per year on average.

A typical single family home uses over 100K gallons.

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