The Pros and Cons of Data Centers

Large data center campus in an arid landscape illustrating electricity, water, and infrastructure demands

Building new data centers, particularly those designed for artificial intelligence (AI), presents enormous economic opportunities but also significant challenges involving electricity, water, land use, environmental impacts, and local infrastructure. The benefits and drawbacks depend heavily on where the data center is built, its size, the cooling technology employed, and how electricity and water are supplied.…

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One Well Doesn’t Tell the Whole Groundwater Story

Groundwater conditions and aquifer formations varying across a large agricultural property

If you own or manage a large agricultural property, chances are you already have groundwater information. You may have one or more existing wells. You may know how deep they are, what they historically produced and how their performance has changed over time. You may have drilling logs from your own property or records from…

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