[MattGaiser]

But it also a reduction from peak water use in that location. That location is used to that level of resource consumption.

You could of course argue it is still too high, but it is also within the current status quo.

[brookst]

And what does “too high” mean, anyway? Using water in The Dallas is a totally different story than using it in Death Valley. Part of the reason the data center is there is the abundance of water.