Water use
Anglian Water objects to Elsham AI data-center plans over water and flood risk
Confirmed
- Date
- 2025-07-29
- Location
- Elsham Wolds, North Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
- Category
- Water use
BBC News reported July 29, 2025, that Anglian Water opposed Greystoke's proposed Elsham Tech Park near the A15 Elsham Wolds Industrial Estate. The utility questioned the use of treated drinking water and raised potential flood concerns in a water-stressed region. Greystoke described its design as highly water-efficient and said the servers would use closed-loop cooling. The BBC explicitly identifies the proposal as an artificial-intelligence data center. This is a planning objection, not a final denial or evidence that an operating facility caused shortages or flooding. Closed-loop cooling is a design claim, not proof of zero water consumption. July 29 is the reporting date; the article does not establish a separate objection-filing date.