Cooling + water · checked 16 September 2026

Google says The Dalles aquifer project added more than 100 million gallons a year of stored-water capacity for the community.

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Company claim

Said by Google (company) on 2025-10-22 in Google project announcement.

Checked 16 September 2026

Google says The Dalles aquifer project added more than 100 million gallons a year of stored-water capacity for the community.

What the evidence supports

Google says it transferred the aquifer storage and recovery system and associated groundwater rights to the city, providing the community with more than 100 million additional gallons annually. The figure is not data-center consumption.

Still unknown

Site-specific cooling design, cooling-water source, and measured data-center withdrawal, consumption, and discharge.

Confidence: medium — company announcement · 1 sources

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Evidence details

  1. Google project announcement → Company

    Exact location https://blog.google/company-news/outreach-and-initiatives/sustainability/the-dalles-oregon-water/

    What it supports Completion and transfer of the aquifer storage system and Google's stated annual community-capacity figure.

    Retrieved 16 September 2026 · published 2025-10-22

Counterevidence

None recorded.

Next check

A utility, permit, or operating disclosure that separates data-center water use from the city aquifer project

History

Correction · 16 September 2026 · Editorial classification update

google-the-dallesCooling + water

Field Cooling + water

From Google The Dalles: Mixed evidence

To Google says The Dalles aquifer project added more than 100 million gallons a year of stored-water capacity for the community.

Why A source re-read replaced a generated status label with the exact company claim and separated community storage capacity from data-center water use.

Evidence No additional evidence link; see the linked record or claim.

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