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Resident warns data centers could strain water supply, asks for contracts
Summary
A long-term resident told the council he fears data-center water use could deplete local supplies and requested copies of contracts for existing data centers; no contract documents were produced at the meeting.
James Coe (speaker 1), who said he has lived locally for 54 years, asked the council to provide the initial contract for the existing local data centers and warned that heavy water use by data centers can lead to rationing. He recounted nine months in Puerto Rico where he said water rationing followed the addition of 11 data centers, and said Crossville residents should know whether data centers or citizens would be prioritized if supplies decline.
Council members did not provide contract documents during public comment. The issue was raised as part of the public-comment period and was not taken up as a formal agenda item during the meeting; no staff report or contract review was presented at this session. The council did not offer an immediate response other than to note the public comments and proceed with the agenda.
