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hadi121 78 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Meta datacenter contractor flushed contaminated wa...

I read the story and I'm confused.

How did the data center discharge water get contaminated? Is that a recurring complaint?

I thought it worked a bit like how water is used for nuclear reactors. Or am i misunderstanding it?

jibal 78 days ago [–]

> Strong said it was not known when the bacterium entered the water, only that it was present during routine fecal bacteria testing on the discharged water.

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