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Stafford moves reclaimed-water ordinance to utilities commission; ban on potable-water evaporative cooling highlighted
Summary
The board voted to send a proposed reclaimed-water ordinance to the Utilities Commission and later to the board for public hearing; staff emphasized an intended ban on potable-water use for evaporative cooling (commonly used for large data‑center cooling) and outlined enforcement, sampling and permit requirements.
The Stafford County Board of Supervisors voted Feb. 3 to refer a draft ordinance to the Utilities Commission that would authorize and regulate reclaimed (nonpotable) wastewater for reuse and provide enforcement authority to county utilities.
What the draft does: Assistant Utilities Director John Brendel said the ordinance defines reclaimed water and its permitted uses, requires labeling (purple pipe), adds reclaimed users to the county's definition of significant industrial users, and builds in sampling, testing, permit and spill-reporting obligations. Brendel highlighted a potable-water ban in the draft…
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