> Data centers tend to concentrate their water usage within urban areas
Ahh, what? The world's greatest concentration of data centers is in the suburbs surrounding Washington, D.C., USA. Almost none of that would be classified as urban. I offer a counterpoint: The vast majority of data centers are suburban, rather than rural or urban.
> Their water consumption scales up around tenfold if you consider the indirect usage from generating the electricity.
In short, "More than 90% of this is returned to source."