sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoA data center drained 30M gallons of water unnoticed — until residents complained about low water pressurewww.politico.comexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1394arrow-down15cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1389arrow-down1external-linkA data center drained 30M gallons of water unnoticed — until residents complained about low water pressurewww.politico.comsanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square31fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month ago They can only measure usage by checking the meter attached to your hookup. Depends on the age of the system. Newer meters can be read remotely.
minus-squareCmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoSame difference though. These people didn’t have a meter at all because the water utility didn’t connect them to the water grid. It’d be similar to someone running their own line to the nearest power pole.
minus-squareZwuzelmaus@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoa case of ‘boss goto jail’, hopefully!
minus-squareCmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoI’m sure it’ll be labeled “a mistake” and nobody will face any consequences other than the residents who don’t have any drinking water.
Depends on the age of the system. Newer meters can be read remotely.
Same difference though. These people didn’t have a meter at all because the water utility didn’t connect them to the water grid. It’d be similar to someone running their own line to the nearest power pole.
a case of ‘boss goto jail’, hopefully!
I’m sure it’ll be labeled “a mistake” and nobody will face any consequences other than the residents who don’t have any drinking water.