INDIANAPOLIS — Anxiety over Indiana’s water resources and the state’s data center boom are heavily intertwined, with water use frequently in the middle of the data center debate.
Last year, Gov. Mike Braun signed an executive order for the development of a statewide water inventory and management plan by the conclusion of 2026 – this after years of the state failing to have a fully comprehensive plan. That study is happening right now. At the same time, more data centers are heading to the Hoosier State.
Environmentalists like Dan Boritt, executive director of the Indiana Wildlife Federation, are anxious that the state will reap the consequences of rapid data center development before it can fully comprehend the status of its water resources, all while harming the state’s aquatic ecosystems…