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Prince William Water draws from the Potomac and the Occoquan Reservoir through Fairfax Water, plus a small amount from Lake Manassas. The county has no reclaimed water facilities, so every data center in it runs on drinking water; neighbouring Fauquier mandates closed-loop cooling and Prince William does not. Across the county data centers take about 4 percent of average daily demand and about 10 percent at peak, more than 4.6 million gallons in a single day. The campus itself has no published figure.","servingUtility":null,"acreage":2100,"totalBuildingSqft":null,"streetAddress":null,"notes":"~2,100-acre (rezoning ~1,790 acres), ~23M sq ft, ~37-building campus along Pageland Lane near Manassas National Battlefield, Prince William County, jointly by QTS (GW Acquisition Co./Blackstone) and Compass (H&H Capital/Brookfield). Cancelled: circuit court voided the rezoning (Aug 2025) over defective public notice, Court of Appeals affirmed Mar 2026, Board declined to appeal, and QTS withdrew final petitions Jul 2, 2026. 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