Minnesotans Testify About the Need for a Large-Scale (Data Center) Water Permit Process

By: Diane Meyer

Outlets: Minnesota Women's Press

Published: March 31, 2026

Words: 1,848

Last Updated: 4 months ago

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Senate Bill 3852 requiring “certain users of large amounts of groundwater to apply for their own water-use permit instead of modifying an existing municipal permit,” was presented to the Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy Committee Thursday, March 26.

Authored by Senator Ann Johnson Stewart (DFL–42), the bill intends to protect Minnesota’s groundwater from unscrutinized and unprotected use. Requiring large-volume industrial water users — such as data center developers — to acquire their …

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