Kevin O'Leary refiles Utah data center plan using 558M gallons of water a year
Zachly · x · 2026-10-17
Kevin O'Leary is pushing a data center near the author's Utah hometown that would consume 558 million gallons of water annually in the second-driest US state. Locals warn it could dry up the Great Salt Lake like the Aral Sea disaster and expose lakebed arsenic. After earlier protests forced a withdrawal, the application was refiled; Utah residents can file a formal protest for $15 under water application number a55167.
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