Los Lunas locals question Facebook's data center expansion, worry about water use

Residents group call for crucial vote to be delayed in New Mexico A community organization says that the Village of Los Lunas needs to delay a vote into a huge Facebook data center expansion, over water concerns in New Mexico, US.The Valencia Water Watchers group claim that the village in Valencia County has failed to be transparent about how much water will be used by the facility, and that it’s not clear what impact the New Mexico expansion will have on reserves.No water for farming, plenty for Facebook – Facebook “I’ve had one or two [water] cuts a year. I’ve lost a lot of money… we don’t have enough water. Facebook does not need more water,” a local farmer said at a virtual public meeting attended by 50 concerned citizens, KRQE reports. “We as farmers need more water.”More than 200 have signed a petition calling for a delay to a vote on whether the village should provide generous tax breaks to Facebook and greenlight the $800m project.”Too many unanswered questions. Too many unheard concerns. And this is premature,” K.A. McCord, Valencia County resident and Valencia Water Watchers member said.Last month, the Southwest Organizing Project separately protested a proposal to expand…
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