. Still, it consumed 13.5 million gallons in the year between June and May at its 970,000-square-foot Utah site, according to information provided by Eagle Mountain.
“After that, we cut it off, and everything is just naturally growing,” Swenson said. “So the only water we use is for [drinking], toilets, things like that. Just like a house.” “Quite honestly, the cities and counties have not been punitive about it,” he said, when asked why more data centers don’t install similar systems. “... Water’s cheap.”
The National Security Agency data center in Bluffdale, with a visible water tank visible to the right, is pictured on Wednesday, June 29, 2022.Speaking of infrastructure, data centers don’t generate nearly the amount of traffic as some industries, including the mining activities that have traditionally occurred on the Salt Lake Valley’s west side. That means less wear and tear to roads.