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A data center drained 30M gallons of water unnoticed — until residents complained about low water pressure (www.politico.com)

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The neighbors of a data center in Georgia are steaming after they discovered the facility had sucked up nearly 30 million gallons of water — without initially paying for it.

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[-] s38b35M5@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

“They’re our largest customer, and we have to be partners,” she said. “It’s called customer service.”

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