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VA-SB553 · 2026 session · Legislation

Certain data from water users; water use consumption for domestic, etc., purposes, data centers.

Jurisdiction
Virginia
Current status
Enacted
Sponsor
Kannan Srinivasan
  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee
  3. Floor
  4. Enacted

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Latest action

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0896)

Apr 13, 2026

Subject areas

Certification & StandardsWater

Policy mechanisms

Disclosure & reportingSiting & permittingWater standard

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Certain data from water users; water use consumption for domestic, commercial, and industrial purposes and from data centers. Requires any water user required to register water withdrawal and use data to the State Water Control Board that provides water to another person offsite to include in its report, submitted on its regular reporting schedule, the total volume of potable water and, reported separately, the total volume of reclaimed water, as defined in the bill, provided during each month for each of the following categories: (i) a data center with an air permit issued by the Department…

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Certain data from water users; water use consumption for domestic, commercial, and industrial purposes and from data centers. Requires any water user required to register water withdrawal and use data to the State Water Control Board that provides water to another person offsite to include in its report, submitted on its regular reporting schedule, the total volume of potable water and, reported separately, the total volume of reclaimed water, as defined in the bill, provided during each month for each of the following categories: (i) a data center with an air permit issued by the Department of Environmental Quality and (ii) to the extent available without utility billing system modifications, (a) domestic purposes, (b) commercial and industrial purposes, separately or combined as available, and (c) all other non-categorized purposes. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. This bill is identical to HB 496.

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