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County staff outlines possible local regulations for data centers
Summary
Staff presented a PowerPoint on data center land use and proposed options including liquid cooling mandates, water-usage limits, noise standards and requirements for municipal water/sewer connections; the committee discussed possible local regulatory approaches.
Planning and zoning staff presented a policy briefing on March 12 outlining potential county-level approaches to data center land use and associated environmental and infrastructure impacts.
According to staff, proposed measures under consideration include mandates for liquid cooling systems, stricter limits on water use, adoption of noise standards, and requirements that new facilities connect to municipal water and sewer where feasible. Committee members discussed the proposals and potential regulatory tools counties might use to address water demand and other local impacts of large data facilities.
