The site’s water usage is nearly equivalent to a golf course.
Source: $1.2B Meta Data Center Opens in Temple | Texas Scorecard
Conservation News
Are there winners and losers in the battle over the Colorado River?
Record-low snowpack has hurt Upper Basin states while Lower Basin ones will feel the pain should new federal guidelines go into place.
Source: Are there winners and losers in the battle over the Colorado River? | Deseret News
Border wall contractors ordered to stop drilling wells in New Mexico | AP News
Customs and Border Protection has ordered construction crews building Trump’s second border wall to stop drilling wells in drought-stricken New Mexico after ranchers said pumping the groundwater needed to mix cement could threaten their livestock.
Source: Border wall contractors ordered to stop drilling wells in New Mexico | AP News
Data centers use lots of water and power, but Texas officials don’t know exactly how much – Houston Public Media
As more and more data center developers submit proposals to build in Texas, questions about how they will impact Texas’ grid and contribute to drought conditions across the state are widespread.
America Is Not Prepared for a War on Our Water
A suspected Iranian attack on water systems across America should be a wake-up call for us all, writes Seth M. Siegel.
America Is Not Prepared for a War on Our Water
A suspected Iranian attack on water systems across America should be a wake-up call for us all, writes Seth M. Siegel.
Source: America Is Not Prepared for a War on Our Water | The Free Press
Polk County hears groundwater briefing, adopts resolution and draft permit policy aimed at data center impacts | Citizen Portal
After a detailed briefing from the Lower Trinity Groundwater Conservation District on aquifer health and water use, Polk County Commissioners approved a resolution calling for transparency and independent impact studies for large data centers and advanced a draft site-impact permit policy that would require engineering disclosures for high-load facilities.
Climate change could dramatically reduce water flowing from the West’s headwaters
The small mountain streams that feed many of the West’s rivers may face a much drier future. A new study led by NAU researchers found that groundwater-fed streamflow, known as base flow, has been steadily declining across headwater watersheds in the western United States since 1950 and could decrease by 45% to 65% by the end of this century if current climate trends continue.
Source: Climate change could dramatically reduce water flowing from the West’s headwaters | PhysOrg
Local Officials Question Oncor on Controversial 765-kV Line’s Impacts on Water – Texas Scorecard
As Texas struggles to increase water supply, questions arise about Oncor’s due diligence on the intersection of proposed transmission lines and water.
Source: Local Officials Question Oncor on Controversial 765-kV Line’s Impacts on Water | Texas Scorecard
Texas halts power grid connections for new data centers over energy, water supply concerns | FOX 26 Houston
Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state regulators to pause grid approvals for new data centers until a comprehensive audit on power and water usage is completed.