Engineer: stormwater controls required for data centers; wells prohibited
Clark County Engineer’s Office said developed sites must manage stormwater to discharge no faster than pre-development rates, use ponds for retention, and that proposed data centers will be dependent on municipal water supplies rather than wells under the new text amendment.
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Residents asked whether setbacks and distance requirements would protect nearby watersheds if a data center cooling system failed. Jereme Best of the Clark County Engineer’s Office explained that stormwater for developed sites must be routed to stormwater ponds and discharged at rates no faster than pre-development conditions, and that concrete and impervious cover change runoff patterns so retention and controlled discharge are required.
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