# Water demands on big tech data centers, aging infrastructure and agentic AI

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Podcast: [Authentic and Agentic with Jayson Manship](https://stenobird.com/podcast/authentic-and-agentic-with-jayson-manship-7593234)
Published: 2026-03-10T10:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Host Jayson Manship explores the collision of artificial intelligence and public utilities on this episode of Authentic and Agentic. Guests Megan Glover and Isaac Pellerin from 120Water share how the Flint, Michigan, water crisis sparked the creation of their company and its evolution into a digital data platform for municipalities. The group examines the heavy toll multibillion-dollar AI data centers place on local water and electricity supplies. The guests warn against tech companies using nondisclosure agreements to secure land and resources, advocating instead for transparent, state-level strategies to ensure communities benefit from the AI space race. Manship and his guests also discuss the water industry's poor infrastructure and a severe workforce shortage, noting that 50% of utility operators are eligible to retire within five years. To combat this loss of expertise, the guests explain how augmented reality and agentic AI models can preserve institutional knowledge and empower small utility teams.

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