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Model Ordinance: Silent & Waterless Data Centers – A Common-Sense Code for Counties

Skip Middleton · Originally published on LinkedIn ·

The subject

A proposed county ordinance organized around measurable water, sound, and energy-performance requirements. The draft connects permitting with engineering verification and continuing operational records.

Publication context

This is a policy proposal for discussion, not an adopted ordinance, legal advice, or a statement that a particular facility achieves the proposed standards. Its relevance is the attempt to make infrastructure requirements measurable and verifiable.

Original publication: Model Ordinance: Silent & Waterless Data Centers – A Common-Sense Code for Counties, LinkedIn, November 11, 2025. The date identifies the original article; this reading note does not republish or update its full text.

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