Letters to the Editor: In the face of a water crisis, our scrutiny should be on data centers
News ClipLos Angeles Times·CA·7/24/2026
Letters to the editor published in the Los Angeles Times raise alarms about the severe water crisis in Western states, especially California, and the often-overlooked water consumption by data centers. Authors advocate for audits of data center water usage and for the tech industry to contribute to conservation solutions as major reservoirs like Lake Mead and Lake Powell decline.
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The Los Angeles Times featured several letters to the editor underscoring the escalating water crisis in the Western United States, with a particular focus on California, and the substantial water demands of data centers. One letter writer criticized existing governmental solutions as insufficient, pointing out that 690 data centers across seven Western states are