Subcommittee backs data-center water‑use disclosure bill after broad environmental support (HB496 reports 6‑1)
House Bill 496 would require data-center applicants to disclose average, maximum daily and annual water-use estimates to localities during rezoning and special-use reviews; conservation groups and watershed organizations strongly supported the measure and the subcommittee reported it favorably 6‑1 to the full committee.
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Delegate Doug Guzman presented House Bill 496, which would require applicants for data centers and similar large commercial facilities to provide estimated average daily, maximum daily and total annual water-use figures as part of local review processes.
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