San Angelo leaders press water, infrastructure planning as data-center interest grows

City economic-development officials and staff told San Angelo council members during a strategy workshop that long-term water supply and utility capacity must be coordinated now if the city is to support large projects such as data centers and the continued build‑out of the industrial park.

Michael Dane, interim economic development director, told the council that while the city has identified long‑term supplies, the work to deliver water and to expand utility capacity remains urgent. “We have long term supplies identified. It's a question of following through on the development of those supplies so we bring that water to town,” Dane said.

Why it matters: multiple staff and board members said that large new users—particularly data centers—could require large up‑front water and electrical capacity even though ongoing water use is expected to be lower after initial system charging. Dane urged council to coordinate…