Terry HansenPossibility of treatment plants rises as town growsI am not taking sides on data centers nor dismiss valid concerns. Like the computer revolution, AI and data centers that support AI are likely here to stay, so the dilemma is making them acceptable to the public. It is cheaper for data centers to take thousands of gallons from our aquifer and tap our electrical grid. As for water usage, an educated friend familiar with these issues once asked me, “How much water, over time, do you have to add to your radiator to cool the car’s engine?”. Completely off-grid data centers are being built, but substantially more expensive and harder to operate reliably; their problem, not ours!