Columbus Reclaimed Water Project for Data Centers
Sector: Government • Location: Columbus, Ohio, United States
Source: Axios
Columbus is exploring a plan to use reclaimed wastewater to operate local data centers, removing the need to send drinking water to these facilities. The project aims to address the massive water demand from data centers and the rapidly growing population by distributing treated wastewater back to facilities that do not require drinking-quality water. The idea is in the early planning stages and w
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Government, Water Supply and Storage, Data Center
- Location
- Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Axios
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Taiyo status | Prospective |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | Columbus is exploring a plan to use reclaimed wastewater to operate local data centers, removing the need to send drinking water to these facilities. The project aims to address the massive water demand from data centers and the rapidly growing population by distributing treated wastewater back to facilities that do not require drinking-quality water. The idea is in the early planning stages and would require regulatory adjustments, funding, government buy-in, and cooperation from data center companies. |
Original sector | Water Management |
Location
Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | Ohio |
City | Columbus |
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Source | Axios |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Government, Water Supply and Storage, Data Center |
Article published date | 2026-05-09 |
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