Water / permits · OH · OH
Contradicted
Common reading; no one is quoted
Checked 12 September 2026
Treating Ohio EPA's draft general permit as final blanket permission or proof of actual discharge.
What the evidence supports
Ohio EPA did not finalize draft permit OHD000001. On July 21, 2026, the agency said it would continue with individual NPDES permits instead. The abandoned draft was never blanket permission, and an individual permit is still permission—not proof of actual discharge or site compliance.
Still unknown
The direct 21 July Ohio EPA release was not retrieved. An individual NPDES permit is permission, not measured discharge or proof of compliance.
Evidence details
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Ohio EPA draft OHD000001 → Gov. record
Exact location https://dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/epa.ohio.gov/Portals/35/permits/Data_Centers/OHD000001_Draft.pdf
What it supports Draft OHD000001 was never blanket permission.
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Ohio EPA notice republished by The Clermont Sun (July 21, 2026) → Institution
Exact location https://www.clermontsun.com/2026/07/22/ohio-epa-will-not-finalize-proposed-data-center-general-permit
What it supports Newspaper republication of the agency notice. This is not the agency record itself.
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Rep. Rader Applauds Ohio EPA Decision to Require Individual Wastewater Permits for Data Centers → Gov. record
Exact location press release: Ohio EPA would not finalize a proposed statewide general wastewater discharge permit and would continue with individual NPDES permits
What it supports Ohio House government page independently corroborates the agency decision. Direct 21 July Ohio EPA release was not retrieved.
Counterevidence
None recorded.
Next check
None recorded
History
Correction · 11 September 2026 · internal review
Record → Water / permits
Changed correction
From Draft Ohio data-center general NPDES permit treated as if it were a final, measured water authorization.
To Ohio EPA said on July 21, 2026 that it would not finalize draft OHD000001 and would continue with individual NPDES permits. A permit is not measured discharge.
Why Correction chronology uses the recorded date, not the 21 July agency-event date.
Evidence Evidence →
Data + actions
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