This page preserves the wording, evidence classes, project states and source links reviewed for version 2026.07.29. It will not change when later releases are published.
A six-month local moratorium is in effect. Town materials posted through July 23 include advisory committee agendas, revised community-benefit suggestions, a water presentation, Executive Order 62 materials and a consultant RFP. A project-specific environmental application was not located in the reviewed record.
Primary record ↗Incomplete discretionary DEC permits for qualifying data centers are held while a statewide Generic Environmental Impact Statement is developed. Local permits are not paused by the order.
Primary record ↗The Final EIS is accepted, major environmental permits are issued and first concrete was poured on July 9, 2026.
Primary record ↗The final SPDES permit authorizes phased treatment and reuse up to 30.8 MGD. PFOA and PFOS have 10 ng/L action levels with confirmatory sampling and minimization requirements; other listed PFAS are monitored.
Primary record ↗Scoping meetings are scheduled for July 30 and August 6, 2026. Comments are due August 14, 2026.
Primary record ↗| Work | System | Status | Key metric | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNY Forward transportation EIS | transport | comment open | Route 31, Route 11, I-81 and Route 481 | verified | Open ↗ |
| I-81 Contract 6 | transport | awarded | $2.1 billion, 25 local streets and water and sewer replacement | verified | Open ↗ |
| Micron 345 kV underground service laterals | grid | article vii review | Four laterals, 0.95 to 2.07 miles, plus Clay Substation expansion | verified | Open ↗ |
| Black River to Clay transmission rebuild | grid | article vii review | 60.9 miles at 115 kV | verified | Open ↗ |
| New York large-load interconnection and cost-allocation proceeding | grid | active proceeding | 11.9 GW future large-load queue as of February 2026 | verified | Open ↗ |
| OCWA Lake Ontario raw-water pump upgrades | water | permit issued | 62.5 to 93.5 MGD permitted withdrawal capacity | verified | Open ↗ |
| OCWA White Pine parallel water mains | water | application complete | Two parallel 42-inch mains to White Pine Commerce Park | verified | Open ↗ |
| White Pine pump station and force mains | wastewater | construction | 20,400 feet, peak 5.5 MGD | verified | Open ↗ |
| Oak Orchard treatment and reuse expansion | wastewater | mixed | 10 to 30.8 MGD phased design flow | verified | Open ↗ |
| Micron and White Pine gas and fiber corridors | grid | gas permit issued | 16,160-foot gas main plus Route 31 fiber routing | verified | Open ↗ |
| Micron rail spur and aggregate conveyor | transport | project buildout | 9 million cubic yards aggregate and applicant estimate of 7,300 avoided truck trips per month | applicant reported in final eis | Open ↗ |
| White Pine Science & Technology Park | development | final scope | 104-acre business park, Draft GEIS next | verified | Open ↗ |
| Cayuga Operating site and Lake Hawkeye regional benchmark | development | current permits issued future site plan review | Current water permits about 245 to 1 MGD; company pipeline 400 gross and 320 critical IT MW | verified and company reported | Open ↗ |
