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Iron Mountain seeks Hutto sanitary sewer service for proposed Taylor Meadows data center
Summary
Iron Mountain representatives told the Hutto City Council they plan seven data-center buildings on about 500 acres in the Taylor Meadows/Nova tracts and requested 108 LUEs (about 30,200 gallons per day) of sanitary sewer service and discussion of possible incentive packages.
Representatives for Iron Mountain presented a site plan and asked the Hutto City Council to provide sanitary sewer service for a proposed data center development in the Taylor Meadows/Nova tracts, outside city limits in Williamson County's extraterritorial jurisdiction. "The sewer capacity for that residential development accommodates a maximum of 4,589 LUEs," said Sony David, a civil engineer with Langan Engineering, noting the site owner previously entered a retail wastewater service agreement with the city.
Steven Walton, Iron Mountain's director of site selection, and Sony David said the proposed data center would include seven buildings, electrical substations and utility yards, and three primary access points. They estimated domestic sanitary demand for the buildings at about 30,200 gallons per day (about 108 LUEs) and said this is substantially less than the previously planned residential demand on the tract. Walton said the company is discussing incentives with the state and Williamson County and asked the city to consider possible incentive options.
Council members pressed the presenters on jurisdiction and utilities: whether the site would annex into the city (David said no; the site would remain in county ETJ), how an existing wastewater agreement for a residential plan affects the request, and power availability through Encore's batching process. A council member observed that the prior retail wastewater agreement reduces the city's obligation, and another cautioned that securing power via Encore can require upfront deposits and may delay projects for years. There was no formal action; the presentation and Q&A were informational only.
The presenters requested council feedback on incentive options and sanitary sewer availability; staff later said the item was not posted for action. Council members repeatedly emphasized that any incentive would need to be substantial and tied to measurable community benefits such as contributions to capital projects or water/wastewater rate relief.
