water supply
noun
: a source, means, or process of supplying water (as for a community) usually including reservoirs, tunnels, and pipelines
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But a new report from Amazon highlights just how little water all these AI data centers are using in aggregate, on a relative basis, even as individual data centers can strain local water supplies.
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Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 12 June 2026
Terrestrial data centers are colliding with grid interconnect queues, cooling water supplies, and neighborhood litigation.
—Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
The tribe has long opposed the pipeline's risk to its water supply.
—ABC News, 11 June 2026
Bradley said the water supply issues also affected their fire attack as they were forced to work with a lack of pressure within the fire hydrants.
—Brandon Downs, CBS News, 11 June 2026
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Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 12 June 2026
Terrestrial data centers are colliding with grid interconnect queues, cooling water supplies, and neighborhood litigation.
—Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
The tribe has long opposed the pipeline's risk to its water supply.
—ABC News, 11 June 2026
Bradley said the water supply issues also affected their fire attack as they were forced to work with a lack of pressure within the fire hydrants.
—Brandon Downs, CBS News, 11 June 2026
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“Water supply.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20supply. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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