In the late 2010s, data centers, which can generate millions of dollars in tax revenue, filled that bill.. . Meta's project was the first major data center to arrive in Georgia in 2018 ...
Jeff Morris, 67, eventually traced the issues to the buildup of sediment in the water. He said he suspected the cause was Meta's construction, which could have added sediment to the groundwater and affected their well ...
It was completed last year.. Data center companies often demand as much water as they can get, using the tax revenue they pay as leverage, said Newsha Ajami, a hydrologist and director of urban water policy at Stanford ...
When Ms. Morris said she was afraid to cook with the tap water because of the sediment, the Meta employee suggested that she try boiling the water before using it. The company has denied that its employee said that ...
The Morrises'experience is one of a growing number of water-related issues around Newton County, which is a one-and-a-half-hour drive east of Atlanta and has a population of about 120,000 people ...
are set to be even thirstier, requiring millions of gallons of water a day, according to water permit applications reviewed by The New York Times. ...
topThe Morrises'experience is one of a growing number of water-related issues around Newton County, which is a one-and-a-half-hour drive east of Atlanta and has a population of about 120,000 people
topare set to be even thirstier, requiring millions of gallons of water a day, according to water permit applications reviewed by The New York Times.. . Meta broke ground on the data center in Newton County in 2018. It was completed last year.
topIt was completed last year.. Data center companies often demand as much water as they can get, using the tax revenue they pay as leverage, said Newsha Ajami, a hydrologist and director of urban water policy at Stanford
topThe Morrises'experience is one of a growing number of water-related issues around Newton County, which is a one-and-a-half-hour drive east of Atlanta and has a population of about 120,000 people.
topData center companies often demand as much water as they can get, using the tax revenue they pay as leverage, said Newsha Ajami, a hydrologist and director of urban water policy at Stanford.
topThe Morrises'experience is one of a growing number of water-related issues around Newton County, which is a one-and-a-half-hour drive east of Atlanta and has a population of about 120,000 people.
topData center companies often demand as much water as they can get, using the tax revenue they pay as leverage, said Newsha Ajami, a hydrologist and director of urban water policy at Stanford.
topThe Morrises'experience is one of a growing number of water-related issues around Newton County, which is a one-and-a-half-hour drive east of Atlanta and has a population of about 120,000 people
topData center companies often demand as much water as they can get, using the tax revenue they pay as leverage, said Newsha Ajami, a hydrologist and director of urban water policy at Stanford.
topJeff Morris, 67, eventually traced the issues to the buildup of sediment in the water. He said he suspected the cause was Meta's construction, which could have added sediment to the groundwater and affected their well
top. When Ms. Morris said she was afraid to cook with the tap water because of the sediment, the Meta employee suggested that she try boiling the water before using it. The company has denied that its employee said that
topMonths after construction began in 2018, the Morrises'dishwasher, ice maker, washing machine and toilet all stopped working, said Beverly Morris, now 71.
topA Meta spokeswoman said the company had recently commissioned a well study on the Morrises'property and said it was "unlikely" that its data center affected the supply of groundwater in the area.
topIn Colorado, water use by data centers has become a focal point of renegotiating the Colorado River's water treaty.. . A Meta spokeswoman said the company had recently commissioned a well study on the Morrises'property and said it was "unlikely" that its data center affected the supply of groundwater in the area
topIn Colorado, water use by data centers has become a focal point of renegotiating the Colorado River's water treaty.. . A Meta spokeswoman said the company had recently commissioned a well study on the Morrises'property and said it was "unlikely" that its data center...
topThe couple's house, which uses well water, is 1,000 feet from Meta's new data center. Months after construction began in 2018, the Morrises'dishwasher, ice maker, washing machine and toilet all stopped working,...
topIn Colorado, water use by data centers has become a focal point of renegotiating the Colorado River's water treaty.. . A Meta spokeswoman said the company had recently commissioned a well study on the Morrises'property and said it was "unlikely"...
topThe Morrises'experience is one of a growing number of water-related issues around Newton County, which is a one-and-a-half-hour drive east of Atlanta and has a population of about 120,000 people.
topAs tech giants like Meta build data centers in the area, local wells have been damaged, the cost of municipal water has soared and the county's water commission may face a shortage of the vital resource.
top. Meta's data center uses about 10 percent of the county's total water use daily, said Mike Hopkins, the executive director of the Newton County Water and Sewerage Authority, which is the county's water authority
topIn the late 2010s, data centers, which can generate millions of dollars in tax revenue, filled that bill.. . Meta's project was the first major data center to arrive in Georgia in 2018
topData center companies often demand as much water as they can get, using the tax revenue they pay as leverage, said Newsha Ajami, a hydrologist and director of urban water policy at Stanford.
topMeta's data center uses about 10 percent of the county's total water use daily, said Mike Hopkins, the executive director of the Newton County Water and Sewerage Authority, which is the county's water authority
topThe couple's house, which uses well water, is 1,000 feet from Meta's new data center. Months after construction began in 2018, the Morrises'dishwasher, ice maker, washing machine and toilet all stopped working, said Beverly Morris, now 71
topJeff Morris, 67, eventually traced the issues to the buildup of sediment in the water. He said he suspected the cause was Meta's construction, which could have added sediment to the groundwater and affected their well.
topThat has led to problems for people who live nearby.. . Meta's data center in Newton County, Ga., is 1,000 feet from the home of Jeff and Beverly Morris.Credit...
topMonths after construction began in 2018, the Morrises'dishwasher, ice maker, washing machine and toilet all stopped working, said Beverly Morris, now 71.
topIn May, after an activist media outlet, More Perfect Union, made a video about some of the issues, Meta sent a community relations manager to visit. The company offered to do the well study and fixed some nighttime lighting to reduce glare, but it took no responsibility for...
topIn the race to develop artificial intelligence, tech giants are building data centers that guzzle up water. That has led to problems for people who live nearby.
top... 33 percent, more than the typical 2 percent annual increases, said Blair Northen, the mayor of Mansfield, a town in Newton County.. . "Absolutely terrible," he said.. . In the age of artificial intelligence, water has become as critical to data centers - which power the development of the cutting-edge technology - as electricity
topHopkins said, nine companies had applied to build data centers in Newton County, some asking for as much as six million gallons of water a day - more than the county's entire daily use.
topThe Morrises'experience is one of a growing number of water-related issues around Newton County, which is a one-and-a-half-hour drive east of Atlanta and has a population of about 120,000 people.
top"We just don't have the water.". . For years, Newton County was a growing residential exurb of Atlanta, until that future was put on hold by the 2008 financial crisis.
topIn the race to develop artificial intelligence, tech giants are building data centers that guzzle up water. That has led to problems for people who live nearby.
top... increase 33 percent, more than the typical 2 percent annual increases, said Blair Northen, the mayor of Mansfield, a town in Newton County.. . "Absolutely terrible," he said.. . In the age of artificial intelligence, water has become as critical to data centers - which power the development of the cutting-edge technology - as electricity
top"What the data centers don't understand is that they're taking up the community wealth," he said. "We just don't have the water.". . For years, Newton County was a growing residential exurb of Atlanta, until that future was put on hold by the 2008 financial crisis
top"I'm scared to drink our own water.". . The Morrises'experience is one of a growing number of water-related issues around Newton County, which is a one-and-a-half-hour drive east of Atlanta and has a population of about 120,000 people
topThe situation has become so dire that Newton County is on track to be in a water deficit by 2030, according to a report last year. If the local water authority cannot upgrade its facilities, residents could be forced to ration water.
topWater troubles similar to Newton County's are also playing out in other data center hot spots, including Texas, Arizona, Louisiana and the United Arab Emirates.
top... have been damaged, the cost of municipal water has soared and the county's water commission may face a shortage of the vital resource.. . The situation has become so dire that Newton County is on track to be in a water deficit by 2030, according to a report last year. If the local water authority cannot upgrade its facilities, residents could be forced to ration water
topThe couple's house, which uses well water, is 1,000 feet from Meta's new data center. Months after construction began in 2018, the Morrises'dishwasher, ice maker, washing machine and toilet all stopped working, said Beverly Morris, now 71
topChris Wilson, who lives three doors down, said his house had experienced water pressure issues within months of the construction. To keep the taps from going dry, he replaces the water filters every month instead of every year
topHe said he suspected the cause was Meta's construction, which could have added sediment to the groundwater and affected their well. The couple replaced most of their appliances in 2019, and then again in 2021 and 2024.
topAfter Meta broke ground on a $750 million data center on the edge of Newton County, Ga., the water taps in Beverly and Jeff Morris's home went dry.
top. The couple's house, which uses well water, is 1,000 feet from Meta's new data center. Months after construction began in 2018, the Morrises'dishwasher, ice maker, washing machine and toilet all stopped working, said Beverly Morris, now 71
topThey tried selling the house, with no luck.. . "Our realtor told us, 'There's only one party that would ever be interested in buying this land - and that's Facebook,'" she said
topAfter Meta broke ground on a $750 million data center on the edge of Newton County, Ga., the water taps in Beverly and Jeff Morris's home went dry.. . The couple's house, which uses well water, is 1,000 feet from Meta's new data center
topAfter Meta broke ground on a $750 million data center on the edge of Newton County, Ga., the water taps in Beverly and Jeff Morris's home went dry.. . The couple's house, which uses well water, is 1,000 feet from Meta's new data center
topKemp, who said in a statement that the bill would hurt economic development.. . When Beverly and Jeff Morris bought their house in 2016, it was even quieter than their last home in Madison, Ga., a speck of a town with one stoplight
topThey tried selling the house, with no luck.. . "Our realtor told us, 'There's only one party that would ever be interested in buying this land - and that's Facebook,'" she said.
topAfter Meta broke ground on a $750 million data center on the edge of Newton County, Ga., the water taps in Beverly and Jeff Morris's home went dry.. . The couple's house, which uses well water, is 1,000 feet from Meta's new data center
topKemp, who said in a statement that the bill would hurt economic development.. . When Beverly and Jeff Morris bought their house in 2016, it was even quieter than their last home in Madison, Ga., a speck of a town with one stoplight