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Board discusses proposed data centers: zoning amendments, water use and electricity worries
Summary
Carbon County attendees raised concerns about proposed data-center projects after a township amended its zoning; speakers highlighted possible water use of '10,000 gallon a day up to 30,000 gallon a day' and local grid impacts, and recommended engaging petition groups and monitoring planning reviews.
Board members and attendees at a Carbon County open-space meeting raised concerns about proposed data-center developments and how local zoning and infrastructure would address them.
"It says a minimum of 10,000 gallon a day up to 30,000 gallon a day," Speaker 3 said when describing projected water use for a data center under discussion, and warned that groundwater and local water authorities could be affected. Speaker 4 said a…
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