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hlthe2b

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3. Kudos to the Cheyenne Water system: Cupriavidus gilardii is definitely NOT something most

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sun Jul 5, 2026, 02:20 PM

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systems would have detected. This is damned serious and yet another reason to fight these damned data centers nationwide. This organism is often highly antibiotic resistant and can cause deadly pneumonia and sepsis--most often in the immunocompromised. It is rare, but opportunistic in water systems. Serious business, this! And gain, Cheyenne's Water Utilities deserves some praise for detecting this early on.

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Meta data center in Cheyenne contaminated the city's reclamation water supply [View all] highplainsdem Sunday OP

Of course. Srkdqltr Sunday #1

This data center crap will be the end of civilization as we know it questionseverything Sunday #2

Certainly in the US, at least, where there are no regulations and the ruling party intends to keep it that way. Karasu Sunday #5

Kudos to the Cheyenne Water system: Cupriavidus gilardii is definitely NOT something most hlthe2b Sunday #3

"...that municipal treatment plants aren't built to process." eleny Sunday #4

Trump administration is too friendly to polluters. They should be forced to pay full price for their cleanup costs. ChicagoTeamster Sunday #6