Recycling Water for Data Centers and Quantum Computing- The Freshwater Lab Event Overview The rapid expansion of data centers is on everyone’s mind. While there is much talk about energy use and data centers, the implications for water are less known. They are considerable. ...

Join us to envision how industrial water reuse could be implemented in Illinois, and how #Chicago can help shape the future of sustainable computing. Let's move beyond ideas toward actionable pathways! #ChicagoWaterWeek #NoMoreSingleUseWater #GreatLakes #AI
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More details emerge about proposed Joliet data center as final approval nears Massive project has alarmed residents, but rapid advances in technology and water from Lake Michigan could make it viable.

If only they were building a dual pipeline system for recycled water: www.freshwaterlab.org/wp-content/u... #NoMoreSingleUseWater #RecycledWaterForIndustry #NoDrinkingWaterForData #RecycledWaterForAI #RecycledWaterForDataCenters

If only they were building a dual pipeline system for recycled water: www.freshwaterlab.org/wp-content/u... #NoMoreSingleUseWater #RecycledWaterForIndustry #NoDrinkingWaterForData #RecycledWaterForAI #RecycledWaterForDataCenters

"About 97% of data center operators obtain water from municipal supplies. This means that, like regular citizens, these companies are considered customers and are not required to publicly disclose their usage or report it to a regulatory body." #GreatLakes #AI #Chicago #NoMoreSIngleUseWater

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Is artificial intelligence guzzling your drinking water? Illinois is home to more than 220 data centers, but each one needs a lot of water to operate and cool its systems.

"We've worked with groups like Alliance for the Great Lakes and Dr. Rachel Haverlock at #UIC on #water reuse. (...) These data centers shouldn't be coming here and using our clean, fresh drinking water." - Jen Walling, The Illinois Environmental #NoMoreSingleUseWater www.wbez.org/reset-with-s...

As Data Centers Proliferate Across Illinois, Communities Grapple with How to Supply the Necessary Water - Inside Climate News Computing facilities require lots of water to operate, putting the burden of allocating resources on municipalities.

Increasingly, residents, legislators and freshwater advocacy groups are calling for municipalities to more carefully consider where the #water that supplies these data centers will come from and how it will be managed. #NoMoreSingleUseWater #AI #GreatLakes insideclimatenews.org/news/1606202...

“I am very invested in implementing water reuse in the state of Illinois, and we know that it’s easier to build water reuse systems with new projects than it is for already established projects,” Rachel Havrelock said. “And [IQMP] is going to be a big project.” #NoMoreSingleUseWater

'I can't drink the water' - life next to a US data centre Residents in rural Georgia say the data centre next door has disrupted their water supply.

One study estimates that AI-driven data centers could consume 1.7 trillion gallons of water globally by 2027. #NoMoreSingleUseWater #AI #RecycledWaterForAI #RecycledWaterForIndustry www.bbc.com/news/article...

What is AI and why do you keep hearing about it? And what are data centers? How are they connected? - Climate Justice Alliance Are your chats with AI fueling the climate crisis? Are your chats with Artificial Intelligence fueling the Climate Crisis?

The use of #water for #data center cooling often requires pulling water from nearby sources-depleting local water sources. Publicly available data for data center water usage is limited, and there is often a lack of monitoring on site. #AI #NoMoreSingleUseWater climatejusticealliance.org/ai/

As Data Centers Proliferate Across Illinois, Communities Grapple with How to Supply the Necessary Water - Inside Climate News Computing facilities require lots of water to operate, putting the burden of allocating resources on municipalities.

Data centers require a lot of electricity, which is driving rates up around the country and grabbing headlines. What gets less attention is how much water they need. #NoMoreSingleUseWater #BlueEconomy #WaterBelt #RecycledWaterForAI #RecycledWaterForIndustry insideclimatenews.org/news/1606202...

Lawmakers introduce bipartisan water reuse bill In April, Reps. Darin LaHood (R-Ill.), Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.), Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.) and Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) introduced the Advancing Water Reuse Act (H.R.2940) which aims to accelerate the us...

The Advancing Water Reuse Act (H.R. 2940) was introduced in the House on April 17 to catalyze the use of recycled water by manufacturers, data centers and other industrial entities. waterfm.com/lawmakers-in... #NoMoreSingleUseWater #NoDrinkingWaterforIndustry #AI #Water #DataCenters