Commission questions data-center proposals, water demand and emergency-response needs
Commissioners pressed staff Sept. 1 for details on a proposed AI/data center: staff said developers have completed geotechnical work and submitted a 288-page plan set to county and DEQ reviewers; commissioners raised concerns about water demand (county water treatment licensed to 6 million gallons per day) and whether developers should fund special training or equipment for unusual fire risks like battery energy storage.
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Commissioner Rodney S. Dunford asked staff Sept. 1 how far along a proposed AI data center in the eastern county was. Mr. Burnett told the commission the developer "does not own any property, and they have no permits" at this time. Deputy County Administrator Matt Hankins said site geotechnical work is complete and the developer has submitted a 288-page set of plans to the county engineer and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality for review; stormwater and erosion-and-sediment control plans were referenced as forthcoming.
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