Caroline supervisors adopt utility fee changes and ban on potable water for permanent data‑center cooling
After a public hearing the board adopted multiple amendments to county utility rules: new fire protection availability fees, higher bulk‑water and reserve charges, a revised plan‑review fee, and a new code section prohibiting use of county potable water for permanent industrial cooling (e.g., data centers). Conservation groups supported the potable‑use restriction.
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The Caroline County Board of Supervisors voted March 10 to adopt a package of amendments to the county's utility code that update fees, improve billing procedures and explicitly prohibit use of county potable water for permanent industrial cooling.
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