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Data Centers2026-05-255 min read

How to Track Data Center Water Disclosures

A focused guide to locating water-use projections, cooling assumptions, and mitigation commitments in data center review materials.

Water demand is often split across documents

A headline projection may appear in one packet while cooling assumptions or utility correspondence sit in an appendix or separate hearing record.

Residents benefit from building a timeline that connects every disclosure back to its source document and date.

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