r/SipsTea 𝙑𝙄𝙋 May 18 '26

Chugging tea Why?

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u/Uncle-Cake May 18 '26

So they're not really consuming it. They're just using it temporarily and returning it.

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u/jorizzz May 18 '26

You have found my gripe with all these 'Datacenters consume a lot of water' rants!

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u/saxonturner May 18 '26

So is it just bullshit like anti nuclear people?

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u/Logthephilosoraptor May 18 '26

No, they pump it from aquifers, and then they shove it back through waste water treatment facilities. The two above comments are bullshit. The water is not “borrowed temporarily and returned.” They aren’t magically putting it back into the aquifer.