proposed data center complex, Imperial
proposed CampusOperated by Imperial Valley Computer Manufacturing
Reported by press coverage: City of Imperial prepares for upcoming data center court case - The Desert Review
Land use jurisdiction: City of Imperial
Measurements on record
Water and cooling
| Water use | not yet requested | |
No figure is on public record for this facility. Absence of a record here is a records gap, not a finding about the facility. The record that would establish itWater supply (will-serve). not yet requested permitting path How to read water figuresThe same figure can read as large or small depending on the frame. A county comparison puts it beside documented local withdrawals; a national total would make any single facility look small. Cooling design matters as much as quantity, and water used to generate a facility's electricity is not included here. Full methodology |
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| Cooling type | not yet requested | |
No figure is on public record for this facility. Absence of a record here is a records gap, not a finding about the facility. The record that would establish itWater supply (will-serve). not yet requested permitting path How to read water figuresThe same figure can read as large or small depending on the frame. A county comparison puts it beside documented local withdrawals; a national total would make any single facility look small. Cooling design matters as much as quantity, and water used to generate a facility's electricity is not included here. Full methodology |
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Permitting path
No approvals on record yet for any of the 12 path steps.
California runs environmental review with the land-use entitlement: the lead agency for CEQA is usually the land-use authority, so the two milestones move together. Large onsite generation adds a California Energy Commission authorization.
| Date | Step | Authority | Instrument | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site control (deed or lease) | not yet requested | |||
| CEQA review | City of Imperial | not yet requested | ||
| Entitlement (CUP / site plan) | City of Imperial | not yet requested | ||
| CEC authorization (SPPE / AFC) applies onsite generation of 50 MW or more |
California Energy Commission | not yet requested | ||
| Natural gas service applies where the facility uses natural gas |
not yet requested | |||
| Grid interconnection | not yet requested | |||
| Sewer will-serve | City of Imperial (sewer service) (municipal limits) | not yet requested | ||
| Will-serve letter / water supply assessment | not yet requested | |||
| Building permit | City of Imperial | not yet requested | ||
| Stormwater (construction general permit) applies where land disturbance is one acre or more |
California State Water Resources Control Board | not yet requested | ||
| Air district permit (generators) | not yet requested | |||
| Public agreements and incentives applies where negotiated with the host jurisdiction |
City of Imperial | not yet requested | ||
| Go-live | not yet live |
Steps without a record are shown as not yet requested or not on record: absence of a record here is a records gap, not a finding about the facility. An authority shown for an empty step is the body that would issue it. Some authorities are shown before any record exists, from mapped utility service areas or, for sewer service, from municipal limits; these carry a marker naming the basis.
Site control comes first in every path: a proponent must hold a deed, lease, or purchase option on every parcel of the site before it can apply. Parcel and ownership records have not yet been pulled for this facility.
About this path and the law behind each step: the law on record for this jurisdiction
In the press
- Data centers under scrutiny by California lawmakers as fears rise about health and energy impacts - AOL.com
- Officials discuss economic impact of proposed data center in Imperial - The Desert Review
- City of Imperial prepares for upcoming data center court case - The Desert Review
- El Centro resident arrested for allegedly making online threats against data center developer - KPBS
- Man speaking against data center arrested at Imperial County board meeting as tensions flare nationwide - Hanford Sentinel
Location and sources
Imperial, Imperial County, California
Sources: hanfordsentinel.com · www.aol.com · www.kpbs.org · www.thedesertreview.com · www.thedesertreview.com
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