Data Center Signal is tracking 5 clips about Goat Systems data center developments across 1 states, including WY.
Wyoming authorities discovered a dangerous bacteria in 801,000 gallons of wastewater discharged from a Meta data center contractor. Cheyenne officials subsequently halted acceptance of the wastewater, a decision that is now under appeal, due to public health concerns.
Meta is appealing a $10,000 pollution fine from the Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities related to a data center construction site. The company argues the fine is unsupported by evidence and that it shouldn't be responsible for cleanup costs associated with bacteria found. Meta has requested a hearing with a state administrative office to resolve the dispute.
Rep. Harriet Hageman had a "productive" call with Meta regarding a contractor-caused wastewater contamination incident at its Cheyenne data center. The incident involved a rare bacterium being leaked, prompting the Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities to permanently revoke the data center's sewage connection and charge Meta for all remediation costs. Hageman continues to seek answers from Meta about the failure and its closed-loop cooling system.
The Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities (BOPU) identified Goat Systems, a data center company, as the industrial user responsible for contaminating the city's wastewater reclamation network. As a result, Goat Systems' sewer privileges were permanently terminated, and the company faces substantial fines for cleanup costs. The city is also temporarily suspending the acceptance of industrial discharges from all data centers connected to city services.
Goat Systems' new data center in Cheyenne, Wyoming, is facing wastewater compliance issues due to the contamination of the city's treatment processes with Cupriavidus gilardii bacteria. As a result, the Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities has suspended all industrial discharges associated with data center fill and flush and closed-loop system operations until further notice, impacting Goat Systems' operations at the Meta Cheyenne Datacenter.