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Ohio EPA weighs allowing data centers to dump wastewater into rivers (www.wowktv.com)
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[–] 16 points 8 months ago (4 children)

What it sounds like is the data centers are using untreated river water, and then are wanting to put that untreated (and now hot) water back.

This is better than using municipal water, which goes through expensive treatment to make it safe to drink.

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  • [–] 22 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    I would hope they would have a reservoir to cool the hot water before dumping it back into a river. I can't imagine hot water being healthy for life in the river.

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