{"id":7828,"date":"2026-07-10T11:19:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T18:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/metas-wyoming-ai-data-center-leaked-deadly-bacteria-into-a-towns-water\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T11:19:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T18:19:04","slug":"metas-wyoming-ai-data-center-leaked-deadly-bacteria-into-a-towns-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/metas-wyoming-ai-data-center-leaked-deadly-bacteria-into-a-towns-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta&#8217;s Wyoming AI Data Center Leaked Deadly Bacteria Into a Town&#8217;s Water"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-OL7Irp87x4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Avoid implying drinking water was contaminated \u2014 it wasn&#8217;t, and that&#8217;s an important, checkable distinction. &quot;Water system&quot; or &quot;wastewater&quot; is more accurate than &quot;water supply&quot; for a title, though &quot;water supply&quot; is more search-friendly if you clarify immediately in the video.<br \/>\n&quot;AI&#8217;s hidden danger&quot; or &quot;dark side of AI&quot; framing works well if your channel does tech\/AI content \u2014 this story bridges tech and local news audiences.<br \/>\nThe mortality rate (30%+) and the &quot;10 deaths&quot; figure are strong, factual shock points \u2014 no need to embellish.<br \/>\nDescription:<\/p>\n<p>A Meta AI data center under construction in Cheyenne, Wyoming contaminated the city&#8217;s wastewater system with a rare, multidrug-resistant bacterium called Cupriavidus gilardii \u2014 and it took officials months to even figure out what it was.<\/p>\n<p>The bacteria was discovered in February during routine testing, traced back to Meta&#8217;s 715,000-square-foot &quot;Project Cosmo&quot; facility. While it doesn&#8217;t typically affect healthy people, Cupriavidus gilardii can cause severe pneumonia and bloodstream infections, with a documented mortality rate over 30% among immunocompromised patients \u2014 including past cases involving children.<\/p>\n<p>Importantly: officials confirmed the city&#8217;s public drinking water was NOT affected \u2014 only the reclaimed water system used to irrigate parks and green spaces, which raised concern because that water gets sprayed as aerosol, creating a potential inhalation risk. No human infections have been linked to the incident so far.<\/p>\n<p>The contamination came from &quot;fill-and-flush,&quot; a process where data centers flood cooling systems with water before first powering on. Cheyenne officials found Meta&#8217;s contractor in &quot;significant noncompliance&quot; with wastewater regulations and have now permanently banned fill-and-flush discharge from all data center campuses in the city.<\/p>\n<p>Want to create live streams like this? 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