Clean Water Works
Clean Water Works
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
Data Centers and Water Impacts
46 minutes Posted Jul 29, 2026 at 9:00 am.
Welcome And Why This Matters
What Data Centers Actually Do
Ohio Growth And Utility Reality Check
Small National Share Big Local Impact
Cooling Tech And Planning Uncertainty
Wastewater Discharge Risks And Permits
Reuse Water And The Purple Pipe Plan
Transparency Public Pushback And Better Chips
Policy Tax Incentives And Fair Share
Key Takeaways And Closing
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Send us Fan Mail UPDATE: This episode was recorded on July 1, 2026. On July 21, Ohio EPA announced it will NOT finalize a proposed general permit for data centers. For additional information on this please visit Ohio EPA's website. ********** ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE seems to be everywhere. Whether we're using a chatbot, saving files to the cloud, or asking Google a question, we're relying on infrastructure that's largely invisible to us: data centers. As demand for AI and cloud computing acce...