Developer presents data‑center water study; residents warn of contamination risk
At a lengthy public hearing, the developer of a proposed hyperscale data‑center campus presented engineering estimates showing substantially lower consumptive use than earlier residential development plans. Multiple residents and board members urged stronger protections — including required retirement of water rights, bonding, and independent water‑quality safeguards — before any permit advance.
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Russ Meads, presenting for the project developer, told the Nye County Water District Governing Board that engineering by WSP showed the proposed 920‑acre data‑center campus would use far less potable water than the previously approved residential master plan. Meads summarized the engineering totals and said potable water demand for full buildout was roughly 70.41 acre‑feet annually by engineering standards and that closed‑loop, air‑cooled chillers would minimize daily evaporative cooling losses.
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