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Re: “AI data centers must disclose how much water they require” (Page A6, Oct. 10).

How much water will AI data centers use?

The Oct. 10 op-ed warning about water use by AI centers states that by 2028 those centers across the entire United States will use as much as 124 billion liters of water per year, but it does not put that amount into any context. Well, that is about 100,000 acre-feet per year. The State Water Project export pumps in the Delta can pump that amount in a week. And Delta farmers alone use 1.8 million acre-feet per year.

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