Meta contractor flushed rare bacterium into Cheyenne water

Cheyenne, Wyoming suspended all data center wastewater discharge after a Meta contractor, Goat Systems, flushed Cupriavidus gilardii, a rare multidrug-resistant pathogen, into the city's reuse system. The bacterium, found during routine testing in February, did not enter drinking water. The board revoked Goat Systems' discharge privileges in March and later halted all fill-and-flush and closed-loop discharge.