Hey Kincaid

[Mik]

This is not good.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/oregon-city-drops-fight-to-keep-google-water-use-private/ar-AA15kIWE?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=55ab61ba961d4a4989b26bf4c5f60d25

[Copper]

How do they consume the water?

The water cooling systems that I used to work with were closed. The water circulated through a cooling and heating cycle. The system was sealed, there was little or no water loss.

Is the alternative to operate like a nuclear plant and dump used, heated water after it is used for cooling? In which case the water would somehow be returned to the environment.

[jon-nyc]

Seems like they should be able to use the same water over and over again as long as they push it underground long enough to cool it again.

[Mik]

You would think.

[LuFins Dad]

Like everyone else has stated, I would think it would be closed system. And even if it wasn’t wouldn’t the vast majority of the water be going back into the table anyway?