DEP Receives Act 2 Land Recycling Notice On Former Cheswick Power Plant To Be Converted To Springdale A.I. Data Center In Allegheny County

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the March 14 PA Bulletin it has received a Notice of Intent from Allegheny DC PropCo to remediate the former Cheswick Power Plant site in Springdale Borough, Allegheny County for the planned future use as the Springdale  A.I. Data Center.  (PA Bulletin, page 1465)

Site investigations have identified soil and groundwater contamination on the approximately 56-acre site.

To request a copy of the Notice of Intent and learn more, contact Janelle Hromyak, DEP Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, call 412-442-4091.

Read the entire PA Bulletin notice for more information.  (PA Bulletin, page 1465)

Visit DEP’s Act 2 Land Recycling Program webpage to learn more about the program.

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[Posted: March 13, 2026 ]  PA Environment Digest