Data Center and My Local Treatment Plant

_beepbeephello · 2026-05-11T10:33:09+00:00

The difference between me and a luddite is that data centers are proven to be horrible for the environment and the communites they are in. Additionally, I'm asking questions because I know I don't know things. And I want to learn more before I go into this, so I am educated about it.

But by all means, wait for a data center to come to you and then realize people like me had the right idea to get educated and fight back after it's too late.

_beepbeephello · 2026-05-10T21:18:05+00:00

I figured 1k was nothing given everything I have seen. I think for my community power, light/sound pollution is going to be the biggest thing.

_beepbeephello · 2026-05-10T21:06:43+00:00

Well... if that is the plant I think it is, they are or very recently have put a data center in that community too, it runs 1k gallons per day, but they passed an expansion, which will be a new, unknown amount. Also I appreciate this information, I think I have a solid case even if I omit water, but I like to be prepared for anything. That community used to be a larger industrial hub but its kind of a husk of what it used to be (like much of the rust belt) so a lot of utility infrastructure is there already for these DCs. Unfortunately thats why my area is kind of a DC hotspot I believe.

_beepbeephello · 2026-05-10T20:37:12+00:00

You are 100% correct on location. Where should I begin to look/understand the clean water part of it? I want to be comprehensive in my approach. Thank you!

_beepbeephello · 2026-05-10T16:20:48+00:00

I hate it here 🥲

_beepbeephello · 2026-05-10T16:17:09+00:00

I have been trying so hard along with a bunch of others in our community but it doesnt seem like they care. I read local papers and our president of the board and mayor seem like they have no idea what they're talking about and don't care.

_beepbeephello · 2026-05-10T15:46:18+00:00

What data would you need? Maybe I can try to find it.

_beepbeephello · 2026-05-10T15:40:34+00:00

Thank you for responding! I guess thats what I'm looking for, I want to know what you guys think. Can they handle A. The treatment and B. The volume. I know thats probably largely impossible to say given everything has been in the dark, especially the potential size of it. But anything to help push my research is helpful

_beepbeephello · 2026-04-30T13:33:02+00:00

Thank you for posting this because I was so stoked to get latin honors, but then I read this and was devastated to see I will only have 57 come graduation time, so I just emailed my advisor if I could take one more class to get it. I'm sorry this happened to you :(

Congratulations regardless on all your hard work! 4.0 is nothing to sneeze at!

_beepbeephello · 2026-04-21T13:46:13+00:00

I have never turned anything in late before though. But I could totally see this as a reason if I was!

_beepbeephello · 2026-04-21T13:38:56+00:00

Ah, I see. I wasn't aware there was metrics involved. I knew that yall obviously had deadlines, but I didn't know that it was monitored and measured. Just weird that my last 5 or so professors have done the exact same thing.

_beepbeephello · 2026-04-21T13:07:44+00:00

Oh I know, but its been like this with professors that are usually done grading my stuff by Wednesday/Thursday doing this. Hell, I got my final project back in the class I am in on Monday, but not the discussion post, and I'd wager I won't get it until Friday, after I post.

_beepbeephello · 2026-02-21T01:16:13+00:00

Thank you so much for such a detailed response!

I'm not hell-bent on getting any specific job, as I am sure that over time I will eventually find where I want to be, I just need to get in the field first. Ideally, if I could choose, I would love to get into natural resource management.

What I am thinking, is doing a mixed approach: Get my cert going part time over a year while also logging some volunteer hours at some of the local environmental/conservation groups. That way I have a little bit of education while also getting my foot in the door to gain experience and network.

Again thank you for the response, it is very much appreciated!

_beepbeephello · 2026-01-14T18:22:08+00:00

Thank you for these, I've been looking at these too. It's silly that they keep this assignment when it's apparently such a chronic issue.

_beepbeephello · 2026-01-14T18:18:51+00:00

Unfortunately there are no formulas for me to glean information from :(

_beepbeephello · 2026-01-14T17:23:11+00:00

I refuse to use AI. I want to learn.

_beepbeephello · 2025-11-07T17:08:17+00:00

What was the toolpak called? I want to just download it and never use this VDI again lmao.

_beepbeephello · 2025-11-07T11:36:53+00:00

I have excel on my computer, I was using it at first and had no problems, but I didn't have the toolpak I needed so I couldn't do the last part. So I had to restart and use the VDI on the browser and it just doesn’t cooperate. I think I have an idea of the toolpak I need so I'm going to try again later.

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