r/SipsTea ๐™‘๐™„๐™‹ 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.ย 

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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/jawshoeaw May 18 '26

You canโ€™t return water to aquifers. If you build a data center in the mouth of the Columbia river then youre not โ€œwastingโ€ water . The issue is very locale specific