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Advocates urge Austin task force to address water impacts of data centers; Austin Water says report is coming
Summary
Valerie Menard of the Colorado River Conservancy asked the task force to consider data centerswater use, on‑site reuse, metering and landscaping standards; Austin Water staff said council instructed study and that a report will be issued soon and that site‑development rules require extra review for very large developments.
Valerie Menard, project director for the Colorado River Conservancy (a program of BODER — People Organizing Defense of Earth and Her Resources), told the task force during public comment that the Water Forward plan did not address data centers and urged the task force and Austin Water to plan for their water demand and siting impacts.
Menard asked whether Austin Water requires data centers to use efficient cooling technologies, reclaimed water for nonpotable demands,…
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