Meta's Cheyenne data centre contaminated water supply – discharges suspended

The city of Cheyenne, Wyoming has suspended water discharges from a Meta data centre after a contractor contaminated the city's reuse water system. Both fill-and-flush operations and closed-loop discharges from the facility have been halted. The incident adds to growing scrutiny over big tech data centres' impact on local water supplies.

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