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Residents tell Wythe supervisors data centers threaten local water supplies
Summary
Multiple residents told the Wythe County Board of Supervisors they oppose proposed data‑center projects, citing drought, low aquifer levels, and large water‑withdrawal estimates; they called for the county to rescind prior votes welcoming data centers and for clearer answers from county staff and companies.
At the start of Wednesday’s meeting, several Wythe County residents urged supervisors to reconsider local support for large data‑center projects and to be transparent about water use and environmental protections.
Andy Kebley, who said his farm sits on the headwaters of Meadow Run, described severely reduced flows and three dried fish ponds, told the board a local well driller told him the water table is down about 60 feet, and said he’d observed ledges exposed in Reed Creek and the New River earlier than normal. Kebley said prior local resolutions had contemplated diverting about 6,000,000 gallons per day from the New River for a proposed project…
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