Similar weird are the snow making machines in the Alps and other regions. Thousands of units with water from many artificial lakes on top of the mountains to create snow for tourists.
At least when the snow melts it returns to the rivers and streams where it came from.
Sadly the lakes are often lower down the mountain which requires a lot of not very environmentally friendly pumping to get it up. Here's one set up https://www.skiroundtop.com/how-snowmaking-works