Data center opponent decries Hazelnut sewer deal
John Zola, a former board member of the Greater Hazleton Joint Sewer Authority, is actively opposing an agreement to sell treated sewage to cool Project Hazelnut, a proposed data center in Hazle and Sugarloaf Townships, Pennsylvania. He argues the deal is unfair to ratepayers and raises environmental concerns about water depletion and potential land subsidence. The sewer authority contends the arrangement benefits ratepayers and promotes the use of reclaimed water.

