Wallingford, CT
Charter Development – Wallingford
Charter Development LLC · Proposed · 1181 Barnes Road
Proposed data center on the former Watershed Interchange District land off I-91 Exit 15, on a parcel that also protects the Muddy River watershed. The Wallingford Planning & Zoning Commission approved a zoning text amendment allowing data centers in the district in December 2024, following a public hearing that ran over three months. No building plans, capacity, or cooling details have been disclosed yet.
Estimated water use
EstimateNo published facility capacity (MW) is available yet. No estimate is shown without a published figure.
Lifecycle timeline
ObservedConfirmed events only, each with its source.
~December 2024
Permit issued
Wallingford Planning & Zoning Commission approved a zoning text amendment allowing data centers to be developed in the Watershed Interchange District, after a public hearing that extended over three months.
Source
Observed hydrologic data
ObservedFrom nearby USGS and NOAA monitoring stations, refreshed monthly. Dashed lines mark lifecycle milestones.
Groundwater level (ft below surface)
2 stations, overlaid · monthly average
Regulatory records
ObservedWater permits and environmental compliance records from CT DEEP Water Diversion Program and EPA ECHO.
No permit or compliance record from these sources currently matches this facility.
Other water permits in Wallingford: local context only
42 other diversion permits on file in Wallingford, held by other water users nearby (public water systems, industry, golf courses). The largest:
- DIV-91-28 Town of Wallingford18.33 MGD max
- DIV-91-28 Town of Wallingford12.29 MGD max
- DIV-91-28 Town of Wallingford12.29 MGD max
- Town of Wallingford2.74 MGD max
- ALLNEX USA INC.2.52 MGD max
Drawdown story
AssessmentIs the water table's behavior near this facility consistent with its estimated draw — and how strong is the evidence? A fixed rubric, recomputed monthly; every number below is stored with the inputs that produced it. Method: attribution-v1.
1 · Pathway
The operator has not disclosed where this facility's water comes from. Until a source is published, the assessment is capped: an unclassified pathway can never raise the score.
2 · Detectability
Expected drawdown at the nearest monitored well could not be computed (no water-use estimate is available).
3 · Signal
No monitored well within 2 miles of this facility — there is no near-field record to compare against controls.
Facility not yet operating; baseline being recorded.
Attribution evidence score: withheld · as of 2026-07-22 · attribution-v1