# What does Australia's data centre boom mean for our water supplies?

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Podcast: [Radio National Breakfast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/radio-national-breakfast-572135)
Published: 2026-06-10T20:50:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-breakfast/data-centre-water/106783464
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## Resource

The developments are resource intensive - with some large centres requiring tens of millions of litres of water a day.

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