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Salix, IA · Woodbury County · 42.321°N 96.287°W
Midwest Capital Group (MidAmerican Energy)
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).
MidAmerican Energy affiliate Midwest Capital Group acquired options on the property and said it plans to transfer them to a future electric customer for development.
Woodbury County supervisors passed a one-year data center moratorium on 2026-06-23, but the site sits inside Salix city limits and is not covered by it. A petition against the facility drew more than 540 signatures. Woodbury County residents sued the City of Salix in August 2026 asking a court to void the annexation as defective, alleging four of five applications covered land not adjoining city borders, no required county consultation, no 14-day written notice to adjacent landowners, and no proper boundary maps. Salix City Council voted 3-2 on 2026-07-08 to explore its own moratorium, with formal language set for a 2026-08-12 vote.
Woodbury County moves to pause data center projects for 1 yearGoogle confirmed it is exploring a data center in the Salix area on land where MidAmerican affiliate Midwest Capital Group holds options.
Google is considering a data center in Salix, IAConfirmed: data verified against official filings, permits, or direct operator announcements.
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