California Doesn’t Know How Much Water Its Data Centers Use

California Doesn’t Know How Much Water Its Data Centers Use

News ClipGoverning·CA·5/19/2026

A new report indicates that California lacks sufficient data on the water usage of its data centers. This transparency issue is hindering efforts to manage the increasing resource demands, particularly those driven by artificial intelligence technologies, across the state.

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A new report says transparency issues are complicating efforts to manage growing AI-related resource demands.