AI data center project secretly sucked 29 million gallons of water over 15 months before detected by residents complaining about low water pressure officials refuse to fine massive 6.2 millionsquarefoot facility over unauthorized water consumption
News Source : Tom's Hardware UK
News Summary
- Fayette County, Georgia, was telling residents to stop watering their lawns to conserve water.
- The request came after homeowners in a nearby subdivision reported unusually low water pressure.
- When the county investigated, it found the cause: a data center campus had been drawing roughly 29 million gallons through two water connections the county didn't know existed.Quality Technology Services (QTS), the Blackstone-owned developer behind the 615-acre Fayetteville campus, owed $147,474 in retroactive charges for the unmetered consumption.
Fayette County, Georgia, was telling residents to stop watering their lawns to conserve water. The request came after homeowners in a nearby subdivision reported unusually low water pressure, but whe [+3716 chars]
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