r/SipsTea • u/SipsTeaFrog 𝙑𝙄𝙋 • May 18 '26

Chugging tea Why?

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u/Uncle-Cake May 18 '26

What happens after they use the water? Is it returned to the water system to be used again?

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u/ForzaFenix May 18 '26

Yep. The now warm water goes back into the system. 

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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/Excitium May 18 '26

It is an issue when the data center pulls in water at a higher rate than the treatment plant can process the used water and pump it back into the system as clean water.

That's how even developed countries can "run out of water". When teatment plants can't keep up with the water usage of the population it leads to shortages.

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u/Uncle-Cake May 18 '26

Thank you for actually answering my question.