[Manuel_D]

The NYT article says that the couple suspects that sediment buildup is blocking pipes, not that there is a water shortage causing taps to run dry: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/technology/meta-data-cent...

And there isn't solid evidence that this was connected to the data center construction:

> Ben Sheidler, a spokesman for the Joint Development Authority, which manages the industrial park that Meta’s facilities occupy, said the cause of the water issues was unknown. The Joint Development Authority did not do a well water study before construction to determine any potential effects, but the timing of the problems could be a coincidence, he said.

> “I wouldn’t want to speculate that even the construction had something to do with it,” he said. “One thousand feet away is a pretty significant distance.”

[gjsman-1000]

There isn't solid evidence that it isn't the data center construction. I do know that correlation + obvious dirt upheaval = likely chance.

[Manuel_D]

So now we're asking data center builders to prove a negative?