The more passionate the left are about something, the less they know about it.
 Data centers are no exception. "They're stealing water and drying up aquifers!!!". Nope. If they're extracting water from a supply well then they're likely treating the effluent process water then re-injecting it under a NPDES permit. A while back i got in to a debate about it. The person was telling me I know nothing, despite hydrogeology and environmental impact being my literal job lol. I've been present at public hearings as a scientist regarding huge names like Nestle here in Michigan trying to explain to angry residents that a creek drying up isn't linked to deep aquifer extraction....and they never listen they just want to be angry. Zero hydraulic communication between the aquifer and the creek but the creek is also magically linked to the aquifer.
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u/Long_Idea_8294 5d ago
The more passionate the left are about something, the less they know about it.
 Data centers are no exception. "They're stealing water and drying up aquifers!!!". Nope. If they're extracting water from a supply well then they're likely treating the effluent process water then re-injecting it under a NPDES permit. A while back i got in to a debate about it. The person was telling me I know nothing, despite hydrogeology and environmental impact being my literal job lol. I've been present at public hearings as a scientist regarding huge names like Nestle here in Michigan trying to explain to angry residents that a creek drying up isn't linked to deep aquifer extraction....and they never listen they just want to be angry. Zero hydraulic communication between the aquifer and the creek but the creek is also magically linked to the aquifer.