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Meta Data Center Bacteria Leak | Cheyenne News
Meta’s new data center, Project Cosmo, sparked a contamination scare after 800,000 gallons of wastewater containing the metal-eating bacteria Cupriavidus gilardii was discharged—though officials say no public health risk existed since the water was only used for golf course irrigation. The Board of Public Utilities blames Goat Systems, the facility’s owner, despite Meta’s appeal shifting blame to subcontractor Fortis. The board paused all local data center discharges as a precaution, updated testing protocols, and fined Goat Systems $10,000 while requiring costly water main disinfection…
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