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minus-squarems.lane@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·edit-219 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-squarehash@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·19 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.)
minus-squareqarbone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·19 days agoBecause that would make sense, probably, and wouldn’t directly harm anyone.
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.
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.)
Because that would make sense, probably, and wouldn’t directly harm anyone.