A Wyoming city found a rare bacterium in wastewater tied to a Meta data center

Meta is constructing a 715,000-square-foot data center campus in Cheyenne, Wyoming, but the city says it has contaminated part of its recycled water system, which is used only for irrigation. The issue raises reputational and potential compliance risk for Meta without indicating any direct financial impact yet.

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Meta is constructing a 715,000-square-foot data center campus in Cheyenne, Wyoming, but the city says it has contaminated part of its recycled water system, which is used only for irrigation. The issue raises reputational and potential compliance risk for Meta without indicating any direct financial impact yet.