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Re:Improper redaction reveals Google Data Center water and e... by adastra22 on Sunday October 04, 2026 @05:58PM (#49958323)
The water isn’t actually used. It is slightly warmed.
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Re:Improper redaction reveals Google Data Center water and e... by LaurensBER on Sunday October 04, 2026 @06:04PM (#49958363)
In some cases chemicals are added to the water to increase cooling efficiency.

This is a choice, alternative approaches do exist but we should definitely not assume that datacenter water usage is _always_ benign.

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Re:Improper redaction reveals Google Data Center water and e... by shadowgovt on Sunday October 04, 2026 @07:00PM (#49958831)
In the Nebraska system, the water goes into the municipal waste channels and is treated like any other municipal wastewater, so the chemical additives are handled.
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Re:Improper redaction reveals Google Data Center water and e... by stogot on Sunday October 04, 2026 @09:09PM (#49959640)
what does handled mean?
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