Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Board approves water and wastewater agreement with Powerhouse 95; officials stress reuse protections
Summary
The Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors approved a water and wastewater infrastructure agreement with Powerhouse 95 LLC after staff described safeguards that prioritize reuse water for industrial cooling and bar permanent use of potable drinking water for data center cooling.
The Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors on July meeting night approved the county's water and wastewater infrastructure agreement with Powerhouse 95 LLC, with a 6-0 vote. The item had been pulled from the consent agenda so supervisors could hear staff explain the safeguards built into the agreement.
County Administrator Ed Petrovich told the board the agreement and related water services arrangements are intended to rely on treated reuse water rather than potable (drinking) water for industrial cooling, including data centers. He said the county maintains potable treatment plants at Nye Reservoir and the…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
