Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Water Use topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Harmony draft ordinance would ban water-based cooling for data centers and require reporting of domestic water use
Summary
Planners reaffirmed a prohibition on water-based cooling systems, including closed-loop systems, and supported periodic reporting of domestic water uses (restrooms, cleaning), leaving numeric thresholds for extra review to be set after local usage data are gathered.
Harmony’s joint planning group reaffirmed a ban on all water-based cooling systems for data centers, including closed-loop systems, citing local water-resource concerns. The group also supported requiring periodic reporting of domestic water use such as restrooms and facility cleaning so the city can detect potential misuse or operational expansions beyond what was permitted.
Members did not set a numeric threshold at the session; they agreed to collect local water-usage data to establish an appropriate benchmark for triggering additional review. The session record states the prohibition and the reporting requirement as draft policy directions rather than final rules, and the draft will be refined following data collection and legal review.
