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Sierra Club Urges Texas Senate to Mandate Water Reporting for Data Centers and Power Plants
WHY IT MATTERS
Requiring water‑usage reporting would increase transparency for major water consumers, enabling lawmakers to better assess and manage water demand and protect local water supplies.
What happened
At a Texas Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs hearing today, the Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter urged legislators to require data centers to report their water usage and to focus on the water consumed by fossil‑fuel power plants.
The organization highlighted the growing water demands of data centers and the significant water draw of power plants that supply electricity to these facilities.
By mandating transparent reporting, the Sierra Club seeks to improve oversight of water consumption by large energy consumers and to support more informed water‑resource planning in Texas.
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Sierra Club Urges Texas Senate to Mandate Better Water Reporting and Planning for Data Centers & Power Plants
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