Gallup City Council punts decision on wastewater agreement with proposed NM data center project

Gallup City Council punts decision on wastewater agreement with proposed NM data center project

Democratic Party of McKinley County Vice Chair Brandy Laughter, left, and Toni Pinedo were among a small group of protesters who spoke up at a Gallup City Council meeting April 28, 2026, regarding a wastewater agreement for a proposed data center. (Patrick Lohmann/Source NM)The Gallup City Council on Tuesday night voted 4-1 to delay a vote on an agreement that would deliver nearly 110 million gallons of wastewater each year to a proposed 330-acr…

Gallup Faces High-Stakes Decision on Turning Wastewater Into Fuel for Massive Data Center

The Gallup City Council has delayed a vote on a proposal to sell treated wastewater to a data center developer, as residents and officials debate whether the plan could transform a scarce public resource into industrial fuel while deepening concerns over water security in arid New Mexico. The post Gallup Faces High-Stakes Decision on Turning Wastewater Into Fuel for Massive Data Center appeared first on Brant.One.