Review, Project Arrowhead, DRI 4689, Irwin County, GA –SGRC 2026-05-14

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Only two state agencies commented on the Development of Regional Impact (DRI) for the Project Arrowhead datacenter near the Alapaha River in Irwin County, Georgia:

  • the Suwannee-Satilla Regional Water Planning Council (SSRWPC) in one page, and
  • the DRI facilitator, the Southern Georgia Regional Commission (SGRC). Beyond a three-page summary at the beginning, the SGRC comments mostly consisted of the same 21 pages we already saw at the beginning of the comment period.

In the section of “Comments from Public Agencies” the other two letters are from the Georgia Water Coalition (GWC) and from WWALS, which you have already seen.

Fifteen citizens commented in the section labeled “Comments from the Public – Non-official.” All were opposed to the datacenter.

For much more about datacenters, including who you can contact, petitions, and upcoming meetings, see:

https://wwals.net/issues/datacenters

[Review, Project Arrowhead, DRI 4689, Irwin County, GA --SGRC 2026-05-14, Comments from Public Agencies, Comments from the Public]
Review, Project Arrowhead, DRI 4689, Irwin County, GA –SGRC 2026-05-14, Comments from Public Agencies, Comments from the Public

I thank Irwin County Assistant County Manager Bonnie Kelly, Ed.D. and County Clerk Patricia Battle for each returning a copy of this document within minutes after I sent in an open records request this morning.

This is presumably the same document you can see the Irwin County Commissioners perusing in Videos: Datacenter Special Exception approved at Special Called Meeting of Irwin County BOCC 2026-05-20.

The document is on the WWALS website and images of each page are below.

 -jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®

You can help with clean, swimmable, fishable, drinkable, water in the 10,000-square-mile Suwannee River Basin in Florida and Georgia by becoming a WWALS member today!
https://wwals.net/donations/

BySGRC

[Southern Georgia Regional Commission has completed the DRI process for Project Arrowhead, DRI 4689, Irwin County, Georgia.]
Southern Georgia Regional Commission has completed the DRI process for Project Arrowhead, DRI 4689, Irwin County, Georgia.
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CPA

[Comments from Public Agencies]
Comments from Public Agencies
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GWCC

[the first data center in Georgia that we are aware of that will withdraw water directly from the Floridan Aquifer. --Georgia Water Coalition]
the first data center in Georgia that we are aware of that will withdraw water directly from the Floridan Aquifer. –Georgia Water Coalition
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SSRWPCC

[the Council recommends the adoption of advanced low-water or water-free cooling systems that align with regional drought and water-scarcity planning. --SSRWPC]
the Council recommends the adoption of advanced low-water or water-free cooling systems that align with regional drought and water-scarcity planning. –SSRWPC
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WWALSC

[Water and wastewater use; Power and Water --WWALS]
Water and wastewater use; Power and Water –WWALS
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SGRCC

[DRI Report for Comment Purposes]
DRI Report for Comment Purposes
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GADCAC

[DRI Initial Information Form]
DRI Initial Information Form
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Maps

[Overall Concept Site Plan --Kimley-Horn]
Overall Concept Site Plan –Kimley-Horn
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[Concept Site Plan --Kimley-Horn]
Concept Site Plan –Kimley-Horn
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[Irwin County Character Areas --annotated by SGRC]
Irwin County Character Areas –annotated by SGRC
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[Agricultural/Forestry Character Area]
Agricultural/Forestry Character Area
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[Zoning Map for Irwin County with Project Arrowhead site location shown in solid green located in the Agricultural Use area (A-U). --SGRC]
Zoning Map for Irwin County with Project Arrowhead site location shown in solid green located in the Agricultural Use area (A-U). –SGRC
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[Excerpt from the Zoning Ordinance for Irwin County, Georgia showing a Data Center as a Special Exception (SE) allowable use in the Agriculture (A-U), Heavy Industrial (H-I), and the Adult Commercial (C-A). --SGRC]
Excerpt from the Zoning Ordinance for Irwin County, Georgia showing a Data Center as a Special Exception (SE) allowable use in the Agriculture (A-U), Heavy Industrial (H-I), and the Adult Commercial (C-A). –SGRC
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[Concept Site Plan --Kimley-Horn annotated by SGRC]
Concept Site Plan –Kimley-Horn annotated by SGRC
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[Overall Concept Site Plan --Kimley-Horn annotated by SGRC]
Overall Concept Site Plan –Kimley-Horn annotated by SGRC
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[Irwin County, Georgia Wetland Mapper https://fwsprimary.wim.usgs.gov/wetlands/apps/wetlands-mapper/]
Irwin County, Georgia Wetland Mapper https://fwsprimary.wim.usgs.gov/wetlands/apps/wetlands-mapper/
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[Project Arrowhead site outlined in orange color on the wetlands map for the site area. --SGRC]
Project Arrowhead site outlined in orange color on the wetlands map for the site area. –SGRC
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PComm

[Comments from the Public – Non-official]
Comments from the Public – Non-official
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[Opposing habitat fragmentation --Heather Brasell for Gaskins Forest Education Center]
Opposing habitat fragmentation –Heather Brasell for Gaskins Forest Education Center
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[Power bills and pressure on our wells, water waste, and accountability --Patrick Kunes, Attorney, for Springhill Villas, LLC]
Power bills and pressure on our wells, water waste, and accountability –Patrick Kunes, Attorney, for Springhill Villas, LLC
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[concerns about water usage, infrastructure burden, and land use compatibility. --Dustin Thibeault]
concerns about water usage, infrastructure burden, and land use compatibility. –Dustin Thibeault
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[Duplicate --Dustin Thibeault]
Duplicate –Dustin Thibeault
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[Well water, power bill, generational land --Leanna Thibeault]
Well water, power bill, generational land –Leanna Thibeault
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[Generational land 4 miles from this project. --Dustin Thibeault]
Generational land 4 miles from this project. –Dustin Thibeault
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[Generational land, water, river, peace of mind. --Jaisy Coreen Powery]
Generational land, water, river, peace of mind. –Jaisy Coreen Powery
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[Water, electric bills --Tristan Quinnery]
Water, electric bills –Tristan Quinnery
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[Electric bills, farmland, lack of community ownership, noise, etc. --John Bunbor]
Electric bills, farmland, lack of community ownership, noise, etc. –John Bunbor
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[highest and best use of our land, water, and energy --Stan Barbour]
highest and best use of our land, water, and energy –Stan Barbour
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[data centers don't belong in rural farm areas; water; community; health; noise; agriculture; power bills --Karen Barbour]
data centers don’t belong in rural farm areas; water; community; health; noise; agriculture; power bills –Karen Barbour
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[water supply --Natalie Vice]
water supply –Natalie Vice
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[drought and water use --Lakyn Holloway]
drought and water use –Lakyn Holloway
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[300-acre inherited family farm 9 miles from the site; agriculture; water; health; power. --Dan Corrie]
300-acre inherited family farm 9 miles from the site; agriculture; water; health; power. –Dan Corrie
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[Family farm 9 miles from site. accuracy of water use; farming ability; need time, information, and discussion --Ellen Corrie]
Family farm 9 miles from site. accuracy of water use; farming ability; need time, information, and discussion –Ellen Corrie
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[water usage and electric bill --Katherine Logan]
water usage and electric bill –Katherine Logan
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[miniscule amoutn of lasting jobs, mostly specialists from elsewhere --Katherine Logon continued]
miniscule amoutn of lasting jobs, mostly specialists from elsewhere –Katherine Logon continued
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