Kern County conservation district says Ridgecrest data center would ‘undermine’ decades of progress
A Kern County conservation district has announced it is opposing the potential data center slated to be built in the Ridgecrest and Inyokern area, citing low water levels. The Eastern Kern County Resource Conservation District submitted a letter of opposition to the California Energy Commission saying the project would create “significant environmental impacts” and would “undermine decades of local and state efforts to achieve groundwater sustainability” in the area if built. … If approved, the project — formally named the Inyokern RB Data Center — would pull water from the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Basin to support its cooling towers.
Other data center water use news:
- Business Insider: An AI data center suing for Colorado River water highlights a bigger question: Who should get the West’s water?
- Invisible Waters: Blog: Water as a reflection
