WJAC; Brookville council approves 180-day moratorium on data centers, water use
"As data centers become a growing point of controversy across the state, officials in Jefferson County are moving to limit potential impacts on local water resources.
Brookville Borough Council approved a 180-day moratorium that pauses potential data center development and blocks the use of borough water resources for those facilities.
Officials said the decision came after they learned about two possible data center projects in Pine Creek and Rose townships.
Council members said each facility could require more than 1.2 million gallons of water per day."
