Phenix City drivers face a week of utility lane closures
Official Phenix City notices on June 18, 24 and 26 flagged Crawford and Summerville road lane closures tied to utility work and traffic control.
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Hummelstown’s Poplar-and-Water stormwater work briefly cut water service
Hummelstown residents near Poplar Avenue and Water Street saw a temporary water service disruption tied to stormwater work on Wednesday, June 24.
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Detroit water bills: DWSD 2026-2027 rates and fees start July 1, 2026
Detroit’s DWSD retail water/sewer/drainage rates and several customer fees change July 1, 2026. Here are the bill line items (and tiers) to check.
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El Paso keeps Meta data-center deal after council rejects exit talks
The June 9 vote left the Wurldwide/Meta agreement intact, pushing the data-center fight toward oversight, utilities and future rules.
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El Monte water plan reaches council before July 1 state deadline
El Monte’s 2025 city water plan reached council before a July 1 state deadline, with drought rules, groundwater supply and future bills in view.
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St. Louis data center zoning bill heads to aldermen with noise, power rules
St. Louis, MO – Board Bill 49 would create city zoning rules for data centers, adding size classes, setbacks, utility disclosures and public review.
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Bloomington weighs costly water options as pipes and growth add pressure
Bloomington officials are studying water-source options with rough costs as high as $175 million while aging pipes and growth plans add pressure.
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Syracuse Watches Otoe County Data-Center Pause as Debate Spreads
Syracuse, NE — Otoe County’s data-center pause remains active as Gage County weighs its own moratorium, putting water, power and zoning rules in focus.
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Seattle pauses large data centers as utility-cost fight begins
Seattle, WA — A one-year emergency moratorium pauses new large data centers while the city studies zoning, water, power demand and utility-rate protections.
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Spartanburg data-center air hearing set June 25; comments due July 31
Spartanburg, SC — SCDES will take public comments June 25 on Valara’s draft data-center air permit, with written comments open until July 31.
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Salt Lake City adopts $2.1B budget; tax hearing remains ahead
Salt Lake City’s FY2026-27 budget is adopted, but residents still have an Aug. 11 hearing before the proposed property-tax increase is final.
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Minneapolis committee advances data-center moratorium after hearing
Minneapolis leaders advanced a data-center moratorium after a June 16 hearing and a 5-1 committee vote, but the proposal still needs final council action.
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Durham moves to Stage 2 water restrictions as drought pressure grows
Durham’s Stage 2 water rules now ban spray irrigation, curb home car washing, and tighten business use as reservoir pressure grows.
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Spokane council introduces data center moratorium after Avista 500 MW pause
Spokane WA – Council members introduced a one-year moratorium on new data center permits as Avista paused a potential 500 MW request in Spokane.
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Seattle adopts emergency data-center moratorium as it studies power, water, rates
Seattle has paused new large data-center applications while officials study grid, water, land-use, and utility-rate impacts for residents and City Light customers.
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Hickory keeps Stage 2 water restrictions after June 11 rain misses
Hickory, NC – The city kept Stage 2 water rules in place on June 11, saying recent rain was not enough to ease drought conditions or lift limits.
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Houston approves $7.5B FY2027 budget, adding trash fee and utility right-of-way charge
Houston TX – City Council approved a roughly $7.5 billion FY2027 budget on June 10, adding a $5 trash fee and a 5% utility charge that starts July 1.
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Fontana sewer rates face June 23 hearing before possible July 1 increase
Fontana City Council will hold a June 23 Prop. 218 hearing on sewer-rate increases that could start July 1 and rise yearly through 2030.
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Columbia budget keeps property taxes flat, raises water and sewer 5%
Columbia SC – City Council’s budget plan keeps the property-tax rate flat, but it would raise water and sewer rates 5% and fund major utility work.
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SAWS clears Northwest Side well after E. coli advisory; tap water stayed safe
SAWS said June 15 retesting found no further E. coli in Turtle Creek 3, after a June 13 raw-water alert on the Northwest Side. Customers were told not to boil.
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Seattle council approves one-year pause on new large data center applications
Seattle WA – The council approved a one-year emergency pause on new large data center applications, citing grid, water, rates, land use and jobs.
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Spartanburg Water says taste-and-odor complaints are tied to algae, but the water is safe
Spartanburg Water says some tap water tastes earthy because of algae-linked MIB, but the utility says it is still safe to drink.