S.B. 521: Data centers; rainwater harvesting systems.
Virginia, 2026 Regular Session. In committee, January 13, 2026.
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S.B. 521 at a glance
Status In committee In committee, .
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Data centers; rainwater harvesting systems. Requires any new construction or substantial expansion, as defined in the bill, of a data center, as defined in the bill, to (i) include a rainwater harvesting system sufficient to capture rainwater runoff from at least 30 percent of the total roof surface area of such data center and (ii) use such harvested rainwater for non potable water needs, as defined in the bill, including irrigation or the dissipation of heat from any component of such data center. The bill also requires any such system to be designed, installed, and periodically inspected by a person certified by the American Society of Sanitary Engineering and authorizes the State Board of Health to promulgate regulations in collaboration with the Department of Environmental Quality as necessary to effectuate the provisions of the bill.
Measure Bill.
Sponsors Creigh Deeds (D)
Subjects None on file. The legislature's own list.
Official page lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB521. Found through LegiScan (bill 2085875), whose data is CC BY 4.0; the citation is the legislature's own page.
What happened, and when
- January 13, 2026 In committee
S.B. 521 went to committee in the Senate. lis.virginia.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources.
- January 13, 2026 Introduced
S.B. 521 was introduced in the Senate. lis.virginia.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources.
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