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Are we running out of clean water?

2 Oct 2026 · 1 min

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In this YouTube monologue, Kashif Khan warns that the American West is experiencing unprecedented water scarcity, exemplified by Lake Powell reaching its lowest summer level ever recorded and reservoirs across the region hitting record lows. He links this crisis to the rapid expansion of data centers in the United States—about 5,400 facilities, representing roughly half of the world’s data centers. Khan highlights the massive water demand of these sites, ranging from 300,000 gallons per day for a typical center to up to 5 million gallons per day for the largest, equivalent to the daily water use of a town of 50,000 people. He also points out that many data centers are co‑located with fossil‑fuel power plants, citing a Google data‑center campus in Texas that partners with a gas plant permitted to emit up to 4.5 million tons of CO₂ annually—more than the entire city of San Francisco. Khan argues that industry priorities (building, powering, profit) consistently outweigh the needs of nearby communities, and he urges viewers to share the message to raise awareness of the looming water and pollution crisis.

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This is Lake Powell right now. It just hit the lowest summer level ever recorded, and it's not the only one. Reservoirs across the entire American West are at record lows at the same time. Now look at what's being built into that. There are around 5,400 data centers in the United States, roughly half of every data center on the planet, all in one country. And have you asked yourself how much water they consume? A normal one uses about 300,000 gallons of water a day. A big one can use up to 5 million gallons a day. That's a town of 50,000 people. But the water is only half of it. Google is building a massive data center campus in Texas, and they partnered with an energy company to put a gas power plant right on the site. That one plant is permitted to emit up to 4.5 million tons of carbon dioxide a year. The entire city of San Francisco emits about 4 million. Do you see where this is headed? More pollution, less water. And hundreds more of these getting approved every single year. So when the water does run out, what do you think happens next? All I can tell you right now, the people are the last priority because from everything we've seen so far, all they care about is getting built, getting it powered, and getting paid, not the town sitting next to it. Make sure to follow and share with someone who needs to see this.