The idiots who say, "almond orchards use more water than data centers" are being disingenuous.
You're SUPPOSED to use water to create food that humans can eat. That's the intended, natural, sustainable priority for how to use water for humanity.
But you can't eat server farms. They produce nothing that keeps humans biologically alive. Try to eat the silicon and you'll see.
And it's not merely about water. Data centers use POWER. Lots of it. Enormous amounts. And they are both straining current power grids and causing electricity prices to skyrocket for many consumers and businesses. This is why you're paying more for kWh today.
On top of that, data centers are taking the farms! The farms that used to grow food.
So it's not just water. It's electricity, farmland and water. These are three things that humans need in order to survive and thrive, and all three are being steered toward data centers, away from humans, leaving the people high and dry. (Or soon, starving and destitute...)