Project-specific water source, cooling technology, wastewater, stormwater, drought conditions, and the evidence needed to verify public claims.
SDCL says MidSpan is intended to be highly water-efficient and has said it does not plan to withdraw water from the Hiwassee River. The complaint also cites access to industrial water, potable water, wastewater capacity, and sewer service as site-selection advantages. The reviewed record does not yet include a project water balance, cooling design, utility commitment, wastewater characterization, or drought operating plan.
Records and statements that can be tied to an identified source.
SDCL’s filing says the property had access to an ample industrial-water supply, wastewater-treatment capacity, and potable water and sewer service for employees. Those statements should be verified against utility capacity and service records.
Sources:MID-004
In public statements reported locally, SDCL has said that the project does not plan to take water directly from the Hiwassee River and is intended to be highly water-efficient.
Sources:MID-007
TDEC says data-center requirements can depend on water source, wastewater management, cooling technology, construction footprint, stormwater, fuel storage, and other project-specific facts. TDEC does not issue one comprehensive “data-center permit.”
Sources:MID-013
TDEC’s NPDES stormwater program regulates qualifying construction and industrial stormwater discharges. Which permits or coverage MidSpan requires will depend on the final construction and operating plan.
Sources:MID-015
These statements are attributed to the project or its participants and are not automatically independent findings.
The company has publicly stated that the project does not plan to draw water from the Hiwassee River.
Sources:MID-007
SDCL describes water efficiency as a project priority, but the current source set does not yet include the engineering basis or numeric demand associated with that statement.
Sources:MID-007
Water supply, wastewater, and stormwater may involve different providers, permits, and measurements.
TDEC’s data-center guidance identifies water and sewer service capacity primarily as matters for the serving utility or provider, while TDEC regulates applicable environmental discharges and water-related permits.
Sources:MID-013
Large-scale land disturbance can trigger NPDES construction-stormwater requirements independent of the project’s eventual cooling-water design.
Sources:MID-015
Expand chronology, community concerns, research priorities, verification methods, and related guidance as needed.
The current assessment should move when stronger records, rulings, studies, or enforceable commitments materially change the evidence.
These are the highest-value documents to seek through public records, project disclosures, regulatory filings, or the court record.
