Severe Flooding Blamed On Data Center Campus Construction Site

Severe flooding that impacted a West Virginia neighborhood allegedly stemmed from the construction of a nearby data center.

“Houses in the Meadowlands Estates subdivision in Mason County sustained damage Saturday from water and mud when a fence in a silt retention area at the Nscale construction site gave way during heavy rain,” WV MetroNews reports.

“The significant rainfall Saturday, May 23rd resulted in what Nscale officials have told us was a breach at the silt retention area of their construction site in Mason County which then impacted portions of the Meadowlands Estates subdivision. We are thankful the damage appears to have been limited primarily to garages, crawlspaces and HVAC equipment and no injuries have been reported,” Mason County state lawmakers said in a joint statement, according to the outlet.

“Local and state officials have been in communication with representatives from Nscale, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and the Governor’s Office, who coordinated an evaluation from the West Virginia National