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Calvert County residents press commissioners to pause data center approvals as water and planning concerns mount
Summary
Residents and callers urged the Calvert County Board of Commissioners to halt data center approvals, citing a claimed peak water use of 1,000,000 gallons per day, potential strains on the Lusby aquifer and missing planning safeguards; a six-month and a proposed year moratorium failed, but the board voted to invite the Environmental Commission to present.
Several speakers at a Calvert County commissioners meeting urged elected officials to pause approvals of proposed data center projects over water, noise and notice concerns.
A public commenter warned that data center cooling is "consumptive," saying developers’ figures show a "peak use of 1,000,000 gallons per day," and requested "a full independent hydrological and financial audit" before the board makes commitments, saying the project could force developers to tap the Lusby aquifer and threaten residents’ domestic water supply.
The call for a pause gained support during public comment. Pamela Warner of Huntingtown told the board she was asking it to "reconsider its decision and adopt a moratorium on data center projects," citing planning and environmental commission recommendations on setbacks, tree barriers, noise measurement, decommissioning…
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