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Residents urge moratorium and stricter rules on data centers; council says it is studying options
Summary
Multiple residents asked Edgefield County to adopt countywide ordinances for data centers and to place a six‑month moratorium on new data‑center applications while regulations are drafted; council members said staff and economic development are working on standards and capacity questions, and that tree‑preservation language will appear on the Feb. agenda.
Several residents used the council’s public‑comment period on Jan. 26 to press the county to adopt rules and a temporary moratorium on data‑center development.
One speaker urged the council to adopt countywide data‑center ordinances that would require limits and disclosure on water use and cooling methods, independent hydrology and watershed impact studies, restrictions on siting in environmentally sensitive areas, and enforceable monitoring and reporting. The…
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