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Residents press Harlingen commission to explain water deal for prospective data center
Summary
Public commenters urged the City Commission to disclose terms of a Harlingen Waterworks agreement with a data‑center developer and asked for a public review or moratorium, citing possible below‑market effluent rates and risks to Arroyo Colorado water availability.
Dozens of residents used the citizen‑comment period to press the Harlingen City Commission for clarity about a water deal involving Harlingen Waterworks and RGV Property LLC, and to ask the commission to return a previously discussed moratorium on large water commitments to the public agenda.
Luis Valdespino framed his remarks around specific contract terms that have been reported in local media, citing posted effluent rates and a company price schedule. “So if the data center were to use all of the available 5.5 million gallons of effluent water, would they still pay no more than $1.242 million per year…
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