Resident urges numeric water standards, public reporting and expanded well surveys for data centers

Oct 13, 2026

A Coffee County resident and local nonprofit founder told the planning commission the draft data‑center prerequisites leave 'adequate' water undefined and urged numeric limits, public annual water-use reporting and an expanded well-survey radius.

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Mike Stein, identifying himself as a teacher at Coffee County High School and a founding member of the Coffee County Climate Reality Project, urged the commission to add precise, numeric definitions and monitoring to the draft data‑center prerequisites.

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