Questions grow over water use at massive QTS Data Center in Eagle Mountain
News Clip3:18KUTV 2 News Salt Lake City·Eagle Mountain, Utah County, UT·4/22/2026
Questions are rising regarding the significant water usage of a new QTS data center under construction in Eagle Mountain, Utah. The facility is drawing attention for its size and its promise to minimize water use, despite being located in a drought-affected region. Experts highlight that data centers consume water for both server cooling and electricity production.
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A new facility under construction is drawing attention not just for its size, but for its promise to minimize water use in a region already grappling with drought conditions.
Construction crews and trucks currently dominate the dusty site, but experts said water will soon play a key role in the facility’s operations.
“Data centers use water in two ways,” said Ben Abbott, a professor and leader of the Grow the Flow initiative. “One is for cooling of servers. The other, usually the larger share, is in the production of electricity that runs those servers.”
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