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The Southwest Ohio Regional Water Study, commissioned by the Ohio EPA, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, and the Ohio Water Development Authority, is evaluating the region's water resources amid growing development. It builds on a previous study focused on central Ohio, where large facilities like the Intel plant are emerging.

The Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana Regional Council of Governments is providing water data for Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, and Warren counties. The study will model future water availability based on existing data and population growth.

Concerns are rising about the water impact of large data centers, which can consume significant amounts of water for cooling. A center in Trenton, Ohio, is under construction and is expected to be operational by 2029. The study, being conducted by CDM Smith, will conclude with recommendations in November.