A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §5B-2-21c, relating to water quantity disclosure and review for high impact data centers; requiring pre-construction public notice of anticipated water usage; requiring submission of projected withdrawal information to the Department of Environmental Protection; limiting review to water quantity considerations; authorizing conditioning or denial only when proposed withdrawals would reduce available water supply below levels necessary to meet existing lawful demands; requiring annual reporting of actual water withdrawals; allowing existing reports submitted to the department to satisfy reporting requirements; and clarifying that no new permitting program or water quality authority is created. (HB 5590, WV)
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Requires proposed data centers that are covered by the State’s incentive program to provide notice of anticipated water usage and sources to public and Department of Environmental Protection. DEP may deny applications to withdraw water if it will take supply below demand levels (including during drought). Data centers to report annually on water usage and explain any divergence from anticipated demand; DEP may require corrective measures if actual withdrawals exceed projections and will take supply below demand levels.
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Current
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HB 5590
Party of sponsors/cosponsors:
R
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