Hundreds gather in-person and online in opposition to proposed Tooele data center

Concern about data center impacts on Great Salt Lake grows, now for Tooele project’s wastewater

Opponents outnumbered supporters of a proposed shipping, manufacturing and data center hub near the Great Salt Lake's southern shore during a public hearing held on Monday, July 27 by the Utah Division of Water Quality. (Courtesy of Dave Noriega/Utah Department of Environmental Quality) Like birds that land there in spring and summer, concern about data center development in Utah and how it could affect the drying Great Salt Lake is migrating so…

Yet another data center planned near the Great Salt Lake. Utahns speak out against this one, too.

The project is supported by the Utah Inland Port Authority. It will include a 500-megawatt data center and a truck stop.

Hundreds gather in-person and online in opposition to proposed Tooele data center

Residents spoke out against a permit managed by the state that would allow the Tooele Valley Public Infrastructure District to establish a wastewater treatment plant near the edge of the Great Salt Lake.