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County engineer orders erosion controls at Progress Park data-center site after DEQ complaint

Wythe County Planning Commission · April 7, 2026
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Summary

Wythe County staff issued a stop-work/violation notice at the Progress Park data center site after DEQ reported active excavation near mitigated wetlands; the contractor installed silt fence and hydroseeded, and the county is requiring additional sediment-control measures and plan revisions.

The Wythe County engineer reported on April 6 that the county issued a violation and stop-work notice after a DEQ complaint about active excavation at Lot 35 of the Progress Park data center site.

County staff observed equipment on the site and noted clearing and denuded areas down-slope toward a mitigated wetlands area and Reed Creek. The engineer said the county required the…

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