Data center cooling system restrictions
City of EsthervilleIowa- Detected
- Oct 22, 2026
- 6 days ago
- Sector
- Environmental Services
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From the meeting
The draft considered banning new open-loop evaporative cooling towers for data centers, or limiting them through conditional use rules with drift controls and anti-icing measures. It also referenced closed-loop cooling, dry chillers, hydrogeologic review, and a water service agreement for larger water demands. That makes cooling technology, water use, and plume mitigation a live design issue for any future applicant.
- Meeting date
- October 22, 2026
- Agency
- City of Estherville
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