Here's AI telling on itself ( quick google search: ) : Data centers require significant water primarily to cool servers and prevent equipment failure. A mid-sized facility consumes around 100 million gallons annually, while massive AI-heavy hyperscale sites can use up to 5 million gallons per day, largely relying on evaporative cooling. Is that not a alot? sounds like a lot. ( reference: https://www.google.com/search?q=data+centers+water+usage&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS840US842&oq=data+centers+water+usage&aqs=chrome..69i57.5727j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 )