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minus-squarems.lane@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-229 days agoWhy don’t they just use the clean and treated but ‘non-potable’ wastewater from sewerage plants? It’s not like the water disappears after it’s done running through a cooling loop, it’s just warm and discharged back into the sewer.
minus-squareqarbone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·29 days agoBecause that would make sense, probably, and wouldn’t directly harm anyone.
minus-squarehash@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·29 days agoI’m not super informed on these systems, but looks like evaporative cooling does account for a lot of water consumption. Probably also explains why freshwater is used (to avoid mineral and other deposits.)
Why don’t they just use the clean and treated but ‘non-potable’ wastewater from sewerage plants?
It’s not like the water disappears after it’s done running through a cooling loop, it’s just warm and discharged back into the sewer.
Because that would make sense, probably, and wouldn’t directly harm anyone.
I’m not super informed on these systems, but looks like evaporative cooling does account for a lot of water consumption. Probably also explains why freshwater is used (to avoid mineral and other deposits.)