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Residents press Rosemount Council on data centers’ water, air and transparency impacts
Summary
Multiple Rosemount residents told the council they are worried about data centers’ projected water use, wastewater treatment, electricity costs and siting near diverse neighborhoods, and asked what the city is doing to advocate for and protect residents’ health and utility rates.
Several Rosemount residents used the council’s public‑comment period to press officials for clearer answers about the local trend of data‑center development, expressing concerns about water use, wastewater treatment, air pollution and equity.
"You stated that the agreement with the data centers was that they would only be using 100,000 gallons of water per day," said William Zaragoza, a Rosemount resident, who asked city staff to explain the source of that figure and why it equates to multiple sit‑down restaurants. Zaragoza also asked whether developers’ cooling systems that recirculate water could lead to contamination that ends up in aquifers or the municipal supply.
Abby Wallach told the council she has seen…
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