RTD reporting on Google data center plans

RTD reporting on Google data center plans

News ClipRichmond Times-Dispatch·Bermuda Hundred, Chesterfield County, VA·10/9/2026

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality cited Google over sediment runoff from its data center construction site on Bermuda Hundred Road in Chesterfield County. The article also reviews earlier reporting on Google's data center plans and asks whether Chesterfield is banning new data centers.

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The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality cited Google for sediment runoff associated with construction of the company’s data center on Bermuda Hundred Road in Chesterfield County. The Richmond Times-Dispatch article links to earlier coverage of Google’s development plans in the county.

The report also raises the question of whether Chesterfield County is banning new data centers, but the provided text does not establish that a ban has been enacted or identify a specific government action beyond the DEQ citation.