One of the biggest data center projects in the US found to be sucking up 29 million gallons of water over 15 months…
- Fayette County residents faced water restrictions while unmetered corporate consumption continued for several unnoticed months
- County officials discovered hidden data center connections only after pressure complaints intensified locally
- QTS consumed millions of gallons before authorities acknowledged unauthorized water system access
The recent moderate to severe drought in the US state of Georgia had a particular strain on Fayette County water resources, leading local officials to impose conservation measures on households.
However homeowners in a nearby subdivision reported unusually low pressure, prompting urgent complaints to authorities, who initially focused on directives to halt lawn watering without disclosing the underlying cause.
But the county soon discovered that a massive data center campus was the real source of the problem, as the Quality Technology Services (QTS) facility, known as Project Excalibur, had been drawing roughly 29 million gallons of water through two connections that the county did not even know existed.
Unauthorized water...
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