Google cited for sediment runoff at Chesterfield data center site
Google’s data center construction on Bermuda Hundred Road in Chesterfield County caused sediment runoff into a stream connected to the James River. The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality cited the project over the reported pollution.
Construction at Google’s data center campus on Bermuda Hundred Road in Chesterfield County deposited sediment into a nearby stream that feeds the James River. The reported runoff prompted a citation from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality.
The article also references the scale of Virginia’s data center growth, noting that Loudoun County issued permits for more than 10 million square feet of data center space last year. Google President and CIO Ruth Porat and Gov. Glenn Youngkin separately met faculty at Brightpoint Community College in Chesterfield.