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Subcommittee advances bill to require water suppliers to report data-center water use to DEQ
Summary
Senate Bill 553, a transparency measure requiring water suppliers to report water volumes supplied to data centers to DEQ (with a 01/01/2027 delayed effective date in the substitute), was reported out after testimony from conservation groups and technical discussion with DEQ and utilities.
A Senate substitute for SB 553 requiring water suppliers that provide water to data centers to report the total volume supplied — including reclaimed water — to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality advanced out of the subcommittee on Tuesday.
Sponsor remarks explained the measure is intended to supply DEQ and the State Water Control Board with better time-series data (monthly when available, or…
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