The Amazon Data Center would increase consumptive water use from the PA American Water (Berwick) from 60,000 gallons per day to 129,000 gallons, a reduction from their original request of 277,000 gallons per day, according to SRBC spokesperson Stacey Hanrahan.
SRBC also opened a new Data Centers & Water Use webpage to put information on this topic in one place.
The Commission also approved--
-- Updates to the Commission’s Statement of Investment Policy;
-- A grant amendment with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation;
-- A grant agreement with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Other water withdrawals approved at the meeting included--
-- Bloomfield Borough Water Authority, Perry County, Pa.
-- Borough of Mifflinburg, Union County, Pa.
-- City of Oneonta, Otsego County, N.Y.
-- Galen Hall Holding Corp., Berks County, Pa.
-- Heidelberg Materials Northeast LLC, York County, Pa.
-- Highlands of Donegal LLC, Lancaster County, Pa.
-- Houtzdale Municipal Authority, Centre County, Pa.
-- Mott’s LLP, Adams County, Pa.
-- PEI Power LLC, Lackawanna County, Pa.
-- Pennsylvania American Water Company, Centre County, Pa.
-- Town of Erwin, Steuben County, N.Y.
-- Tyoga Inc., Tioga County, Pa.
-- Veolia Water Pennsylvania Inc., York County, Pa.
-- Victaulic Company, Tioga County, Pa.
SRBC also tabled one water withdrawal request--
-- KH Holdings LLC, Schuylkill County, Pa.
More information on regulated projects can be found on our website through the Water Application and Approval Viewer (WAAV).
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[Posted: March 12, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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