Data centers can guzzle serious water. As some Nebraskans worry, tech giants seek solutions. Anila Yoganathan Flatwater Free Press Jul 11, 2026 3 hrs ago 0 1 of 3 Inside the campus network room in Google’s Council Bluffs, Iowa, data center. GOOGLE, courtesy image Construction at a Google data center near Blair High Road and State Street in northwest Omaha on March 10. NAOMI DELKAMILLER, Flatwater Free Press A look inside Google’s Council Bluffs, Iowa, data center. Across the river, Google’s Nebraska data centers consumed about 732 million gallons of water last year. 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