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Wyoming officials say Meta’s 715,000-square-foot data center is responsible for contaminating its water system with a rare bacterium
Cheyenne's Board of Public Utilities tightened its wastewater discharge policy following the discovery of Cupriavidus gilardii in its treatment facility earlier this year.
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Cheyenne officials allege that Meta’s 715,000‑square‑foot data center construction has contaminated the town’s recycled water system. The Board of Public Utilities traced a bacterium found in its wastewater treatment facility to Goat Systems LLC, a contractor working on the data center campus. Goat Systems is a Meta contractor for the in‑progress project. The contamination was identified earlier this year, and the BOPU has issued public notices about the issue.
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