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Commission denies standing in appeals of Nine Mile data center, related Wells Draw permits
Summary
After hours of testimony about water, wildlife and procedural concerns, Duchesne County Commissioners denied appellants’ standing to contest conditional-use approvals for the Nine Mile data center, Wells Draw natural gas and solar facilities, and a produced-water expansion, leaving Planning Commission approvals intact for now.
Duchesne County Commissioners on April 27 declined to overturn Planning Commission approvals for the Nine Mile Data LLC project and related Wells Draw facilities after determining the appellants lacked standing to proceed.
The noon public hearing drew large public attendance and multi-hour legal argument from representatives for the appellants. Andrea “Annie” Glade, speaking on behalf of multiple petitioners and appellant Diana Meacham Davies, told the Commission the Planning Commission’s April 2 approvals for the data center, a paired solar facility, a natural-gas power plant, and a ReWater produced-water expansion were legally defective. Glade said the administrative record lacked site-specific wildlife or migration surveys, baseline noise and lighting studies, traffic and road-safety…
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