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Haines City, FL · Polk County · 28.111°N 81.620°W
Straight-line distances. Nearest named waterway via the USGS National Hydrography Dataset; nearest transmission line via HIFLD. Baseline water stress and groundwater trend describe the surrounding hydrological basin (WRI Aqueduct 4.0, CC BY 4.0) — not this facility’s measured water use. Principal-aquifer system underlying the location (USGS, mapped at 1:2,500,000 — regional context, not site hydrogeology).
Cielo has requested 150,000 gallons/day. Haines City's pending SWFWMD Water Use Permit modification seeks to raise the city's total Floridan Aquifer allocation to 16.42M gal/day; city currently pumps ~7M of a permitted 10M gal/day and cannot cover the request without separate SWFWMD Governing Board approval.
City commissioners Anne Huffman, Kim Downing, and Lekia Johnson have voiced opposition citing infrastructure, energy, water, traffic, and quality-of-life concerns. City was under Phase III water restrictions (once-weekly lawn watering) at time of public disclosure. No lawsuits identified as of Aug 2026.
Haines City data center: new documents show what commissioners were told before the public, and whenCielo Digital Infrastructure held an initial meeting with Haines City on Nov 4, 2025; the Deputy City Manager signed a non-binding concurrence letter on Nov 17, 2025 -- roughly seven months before the project became public.
Haines City data center: new documents show what commissioners were told before the public, and whenProject publicly disclosed via local news coverage of city commission records. No formal site plan, zoning request, or development agreement filed. Blocked pending Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) approval of a Water Use Permit modification; city officials say full approval is unlikely before end of 2026.
Florida data center project stalls amid water permit fightReported: data based on credible news outlets or industry sources.
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