Do you like nasty bacteria in your water? Meta (Mark Zuckerberg) does. If you don’t, and you’d actually like clean water and lots of it NOT being used to create AI and spying ops, then do NOT be for data centers
As the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) expands worldwide, companies are scrambling to construct data centers to keep up with soaring demand for services. Much has been reported about how these data centers use significant quantities of water for cooling, but a recent incident in Wyoming has highlighted a new concern for local water supplies.
In the City of Cheyenne near the border with Colorado, a rare bacterium called Cupriavidus gilardii was detected in the City’s reclaimed water system in February after wastewater from the construction and commissioning of a Meta AI data center entered the city’s wastewater network. The finding resulted in a temporary shutdown of parts of the system while officials carried out remediation work.
Cupriavidus gilardii is an environmental bacterium found in soil and water, and reported infections are rare. When infections do occur, they have generally involved people with significant underlying health conditions or compromised immune systems. Like many environmental bacteria, some strains can be resistant to multiple antibiotics if people are infected, meaning finding effective treatments can be challenging.
“A bill currently making its way through Congress seeks to force tech giants to pay for the energy they use…” Um, why wouldn’t tech companies pay for the energy they use? www.techradar.com/pro/a-very-v…
— BeingHelpish (@beinghelpish.bsky.social) July 10, 2026 at 8:44 PM
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Don’t forget Clayton Tucker is running to be Texas AG Commissioner
TEXAS — “A data went up across from his farm… 2 straight years no new calves. Stillbirths.” @nashvillezoo.bsky.social @nonewdatacenters.bsky.social
— The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) July 9, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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Deadly bacteria found in major US city's water system traced to Mark Zuckerberg's $800m data center. Zuckerberg should be forced to drink it. www.dailymail.com/sciencetech/…
— Hoodlum 🇺🇸 (@nothoodlum.bsky.social) July 9, 2026 at 12:12 PM
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"Plans for a data center in Henderson County are apparently on hold for now after the developer did not provide justification for a request to pull a maximum of nearly 2 billion gallons of water a year from Cedar Creek Lake," which provides water for Fort Worth, Arlington, and Mansfield.
— Grits for Breakfast (@gritsforbreakfast.bsky.social) July 11, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Wisconsin residents sue Microsoft over noise caused by new data center
— Mybuddysully (@mybuddysully.bsky.social) July 4, 2026 at 1:52 PM
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DATA CENTER SCRAPPED: Prince William County leaders effectively killed a plan for the world’s largest data center campus.
— NBC4 Washington (@nbcwashington.com) July 8, 2026 at 12:33 PM
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