AI data center project secretly sucked 29 million gallons of water over 15 months before detected by residents complaining about low water pressure — officials refuse to fine builders of massive 6.2 million-square-foot facility over unauthorized water use
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County's soft touch is attributed to the data center being 'our largest customer, and we have to be partners.'
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    the county’s water system director, Vanessa Tigert, attributed the oversight to a procedural error during the county’s transition to a cloud-based metering system.

    […] QTS and the county disagreed on how long the water went unmetered, with Tigert estimating about four months and QTS saying 9 to 15 months. Despite the unauthorized connections, Fayette County opted not to fine the company. “They’re our largest customer, and we have to be partners,” Tigert said. “It’s called customer service.”

    What a crook