Draft CUP rules add decommissioning and e‑waste requirements for data centers
Butler County's draft regulations add a decommissioning plan requirement including equipment removal, demolition, revegetation and financial security; staff discussed requiring recycling plans and prohibiting landfill disposal of retired equipment as a CUP condition.
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County counsel said the draft would require a decommissioning and site restoration plan describing equipment removal, battery and fuel disposal, demolition, grading and revegetation. The plan would also include financial assurance to support decommissioning work and site restoration if a facility is abandoned or retired.
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