Nye County totally bans data centers in over-appropriated water basin

By: Jeniffer Solis

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: August 20, 2026

Words: 764

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Following a county-wide moratorium on any new data center applications, the Nye County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to completely ban data centers in one of the most over-appropriated water basins in Nevada.

After hours of public comment, the Nye County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to ban the construction and operation of data centers in Nevada’s Hydrographic Basin 162, becoming the first municipality in Nevada to outright ban data centers.

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