[KevinMS]

Happens at my house sometimes. And has also happened at my previous apartments. Looks exactly the same. When they do construction on water pipes some of the sediment gets in and has to be cleared by the neighborhood. She is either lying or doesn't know what she's talking about. I also guarantee she shook up the bottle before her presentation because the sediment would have settled after a few hours.

[platevoltage]

I guess all the residents have to do is let their tap water settle and then make sure to not let their straw hit the bottom of the glass.

[KevinMS]

If you didn't get the point: this is a temporary thing that is normal and has nothing to do with big bad data centers. It usually clears out in about a day and its just sediment.

[markdown]

It's the title that makes it murky. Should be "AOC displays drinking water contaminated by data center construction".

And yes, when water flows from a tap into a cup it gets "shaken up" plenty.

[KevinMS]

you missing the point that its a very temporary thing, or are you being deceived into thinking its permanent? If you are, then you are helping making my point for me.

[markdown]

Thanks. The dirty water is temporary, if by temporary you mean months. Do you think that disrupting water supply for more than a few hours is acceptable?

In any case, why are you defending the giant corporation doing this?

[KevinMS]

> In any case, why are you defending the giant corporation doing this?

You are just not getting it. When they add new pipes, or attach to mains, they interrupt the flow of water. When its turned backed on, the flow of water kicks up the sediment that's already in the pipes. There's probably also a little that comes in from construction. Why people don't know this I have no idea, its happened to me many times in multiple locations. It goes away in a few hours usually. Never seen it last for more than a day.

[Sabinus]

Construction affecting residents is a normal problem for local government, regulation, and civil law to deal with. Wielding it as a weapon in the moral crusade against the evils of AI is demagoguery.