The Questions We Still Need Answered
These are the questions this research hasn't been able to answer yet — not because they don't matter, but because the information isn't public, or at least not where we've been able to find it. This isn't a complete list. If you're at a meeting where someone from Aqua WSC, the county, or EdgeConneX can answer one of these on the record, that's real progress. If you know something these don't, tell us.
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What's Actually Happening
- Is there a signed, binding community benefit agreement the public can read — not verbal assurance?
- How many cooling loops does this facility run — does any use evaporative cooling, and if so, what's the expected annual water consumption, not the contracted maximum?
- Is the full 350 LUE billed regardless of actual consumption, or only for water actually used?
- Will the second campus (6682 FM 535) require its own separate water allocation, and how much?
- Campus 1 has 4 buildings proposed, and only Building 1 currently has a signed agreement — will the other 3 also be data centers, and will each need its own individual water contract, or will they draw on Building 1's allocation?
- Has a well-interference study been conducted for neighboring private wells outside Aqua WSC's service area?
- Does Aqua WSC's contract with this facility include the drought curtailment required under Texas Water Code §11.039, and would a cutback be measured by percentage or by gallons?
- Has this project sought or received any federal "Qualifying Project" or national security designation?
- Does the addendum/assignment process used for Building 1 let future phases avoid the same public hearing scrutiny the original building received?
- Was independent environmental review required for this project, or did the county accept the applicant's own self-certification of "no expected impact" with no category-specific detail?
What a Good Deal Requires
- Aqua WSC's own June 25, 2026 statement says infrastructure upgrade costs are borne by the developer, not ratepayers — is that holding true in practice, and is it enforceable, or just a stated intention?
- What public revenue is being deferred or forgone under the 75% tax abatement, and who absorbs that difference?
- What enforcement mechanism exists if the facility exceeds its contracted water allocation?
- How will actual water consumption be measured, reported, and independently verified over time?
- What happens to existing water and tax agreements if the facility is sold to a third-party company?
- Does it include a hard water-use cap, not just a contracted maximum "up to" figure?
- The application left the percentage of jobs going to Bastrop County residents as "TBD" — is there any mechanism requiring that number to be finalized, and if so, when?
- Is there a penalty or clawback if the company misses its commitments?