June 29, 2026
Washington Set the Deadline. Texas Already Wrote the Playbook.Four data centers are already under construction above the Ogallala in Texas and Wyoming, where groundwater has fallen more than 200 feet beyond recharge in places.
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The Ogallala Aquifer, which underlies the Texas Panhandle and other Great Plains states, is a critical freshwater resource for irrigation and municipal water supplies that support agricultural and industrial operations, including data center cooling systems in the region.
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