Treat, not trick, data centre water
· economictimes.indiatimes.com
India faces a significant potable water shortfall while treating only a fraction of its sewage. Treated sewage, currently discharged into waterways, offers a viable water source for industries. Data centres, while demanding, use a small percentage of national water consumption. Pricing treated water and enforcing reuse policies can transform liabilities into revenue. Municipalities should implement pricing and mandates for industrial water use.
In 2002, Singapore's PM Goh Chok Tong drank a bottle of NEWater, a brand of recycled water treated from sewage to demonstrate that it was safe, and of high drin...