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Data Centres and Water Demand – with Kristen Atha, Executive Director, City of Columbus, Ohio<\/h4>\n

Data Centres and Water Demand<\/a> – with Kristen Atha, Executive Director, City of Columbus, Ohio<\/p>\n

In this episode of ‘The Exec Exchange,’ host Piers Clark speaks with Kristen Atha, Director of Public Utilities for the City of Columbus<\/a>. They discuss the complexities and opportunities of providing water services to rapidly growing data centers and semiconductor fabs, focusing on issues like water demand, infrastructure planning, and public perception. Kristen shares her career journey from an intern at Yorkshire Water to her current role, and sheds light on how Columbus is adapting to the demands of significant industrial investments while maintaining service for its residents.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":14899,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"class_list":["post-15124","executive-exchange","type-executive-exchange","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nEp 26: Data Centres and Water Demand - with Kristen Atha, Executive Director, City of Columbus, Ohio | Isle Utilities<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"https:\/\/share.transistor.fm\/s\/ab3d4b16\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/isleutilities.com\/it\/executive-exchange\/data-centres-and-water-demand\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"it_IT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ep 26: Data Centres and Water Demand - 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