CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WWBT) – Virginia environmental regulators are alleging repeated unpermitted sediment runoff from the construction site of Google’s “Project Peanut” data center in Chesterfield County.
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality issued a Notice of Violation to Peanut LLC on Sept. 29, detailing seven reported sediment runoff incidents between December 2025 and August 2026.
DEQ estimates the incidents impacted a total of 7,735 linear feet of stream channel, 0.75 acres of forested wetlands and 0.65 acres of emergent wetlands…