Spartanburg's $3 Billion Valara Data Center Could Use 1.6 Million Gallons of Water Daily

NorthMark Compute and Cloud now projects its Valara data center in Spartanburg will average 1.2 million gallons of water per day at full buildout, with peak demand reaching 1.6 million. That is 2.6 times the 459,000-gallon figure the company previously cited. Spartanburg County voted 5-1 to pause new data center development, but Valara already holds approval.

• Average water demand rose from 459,000 to 1.2 million gallons per day, a 2.6x increase
• Peak demand could reach 1.6 million gallons per day
• Spartanburg County Council voted 5-1 to pause new data center development
• The moratorium does not apply to Valara, which already holds development approval