What is the NSA paying for water at the Utah Data Center?
Salt Lake Tribune reporter Nate Carlisle is trying to get to the bottom of it:
Got approx 100 pages of correspondence between #NSA & Utah agency regarding #UtahDataCenter. Lots of redactions. Reading. #utpol
— Nate Carlisle (@natecarlisle) November 25, 2013
As he was reading through the information, it appears he got to the bottom of the water question:
Think I just learned what #NSA is paying for water at the #UtahDataCenter. GUESSES? Related: http://t.co/L167x2kauo #utpol @TimothyS
— Nate Carlisle (@natecarlisle) November 25, 2013
Our response, based on the research we have on other NSA locations around the country tells us to expect that NSA is paying as close to cost as possible. They sell this as helping the local infrastructure expand. When in reality it’s just all about expanding their own infrastructure:
. @natecarlisle Dirt cheap – with the rationale that the purchases help expand infrastructure for the local community?
— Nullify NSA (@NullifyNSA) November 26, 2013
Carlisle hints that the price being paid is, as we suspected, very low.
@shekissesfrogs @TimothyS No, not $0. Not as much as what could be, though. Watch for @sltrib story later this week. #UtahDataCenter #NSA
— Nate Carlisle (@natecarlisle) November 25, 2013
