{"id":3265,"date":"2026-01-30T10:28:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T16:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/?p=3265"},"modified":"2026-01-30T10:28:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T16:28:29","slug":"center-for-water-policy-quoted-in-times-picayune-story-on-water-use-of-planned-louisiana-ai-data-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/center-for-water-policy-quoted-in-times-picayune-story-on-water-use-of-planned-louisiana-ai-data-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Center for Water Policy Quoted in\u00a0Times-Picayune\u00a0Story\u00a0on Water Use of\u00a0Planned Louisiana\u00a0AI-Data\u00a0Center\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Center for Water Policy Director, Professor, and Lynde B. Uihlein Endowed Chair Melissa Scanlan was quoted&nbsp;in a Times-Picayune article investigating the water use of&nbsp;Meta\u2019s planned AI-data center in&nbsp;rural&nbsp;northeast&nbsp;Louisiana.&nbsp;New reporting revealed&nbsp;the facility&nbsp;will&nbsp;use&nbsp;an average of&nbsp;1.5 million&nbsp;gallons&nbsp;of water per day, raising&nbsp;questions&nbsp;about how large industrial water users are&nbsp;monitored&nbsp;and regulated.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor Scanlan was quoted in the story,&nbsp;noting that while some&nbsp;AI-data centers rely on \u201cclosed-loop\u201d cooling systems, the overall water footprint can be larger than it appears once the water used to generate electricity is&nbsp;considered. \u201cIronically, you might be using more water,\u201d Scanlan said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Researchers and policymakers cited in the article warned that Louisiana lacks robust oversight of groundwater withdrawals, even as&nbsp;AI-data centers expand rapidly nationwide, underscoring the need for&nbsp;clearer&nbsp;regulation&nbsp;as AI infrastructure grows.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read the full story here:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nola.com\/news\/environment\/meta-louisiana-data-center-water-ai\/article_d27dea17-d571-453c-b5a5-0deb571ea272.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How much water will Meta&#8217;s Louisiana data center use? New details unveiled for first time.<\/a><strong><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more of&nbsp;the Center for Water Policy\u2019s research on data centers:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpapers.ssrn.com%2Fsol3%2Fpapers.cfm%3Fabstract_id%3D5560480&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cwmatuska%40uwm.edu%7Cdde761b812eb4e92dcc008de5ea68f01%7C0bca7ac3fcb64efd89eb6de97603cf21%7C0%7C0%7C639052266603035357%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=dI4WbZucTEkci2tslhyu%2Bm%2B1%2BCZ8M6B75JvQNMw0tDQ%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Powering Progress or Peril? 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