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Massive Southland data centre's water consent concerns engineer
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RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
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A proposed hyperscale data centre in Southland, New Zealand, is facing scrutiny over its massive water consumption requirements. Experts argue that current resource management schemes are ill-equipped to handle the environmental impact of such large-scale AI infrastructure.
A leading expert on consents for water is warning the country's resource management scheme is not fit to manage the long term impact of hyperscale data centres.
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