Data centers and the Susquehanna: What you need to know

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  Karen Hendricks hosts WITF’s Morning Edition, heard weekdays from 5-9am. She enjoys navigating the news of the day with listeners, weaving together WITF’s compelling regional coverage with NPR’s unbiased reporting from around the globe—while simultaneously being a reliable, friendly voice as your morning companion.
  
  Karen is an award-winning, lifelong journalist. Her work has garnered more than 20 state and national journalism awards. Her true passion is bringing stories of everyday heroes to light: Her story about a weekend warrior pulling trash out of the Susquehanna River, for the York Daily Record, earned a national first-place award from the Society for Features Journalism.
  
  A Philadelphia-area native and Lock Haven University graduate, Karen has called Central Pennsylvania home for 30+ years. She’s worked for media outlets throughout the Mid-Atlantic Region and Central Pennsylvania, including Harrisburg, Lancaster, York and Gettysburg.
  
  She considers her family and three adult children her brightest, best accomplishments. She and her husband enjoy exploring our national and state parks. She’s writing a memoir about running 50 races to benefit 50 causes when she was 50.

 Susquehanna River Basin Commission / SRBC

Chickies Rock, Marietta, PA

Susquehanna River Basin Commission / SRBC

Andrew Dayhoff

How could data centers affect the Susquehanna River and its water supply?

Andrew Dehoff, executive director of the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) addresses that question and explains how the SRBC is charged with regulating water usage from the river.

He explains how many data center projects are approved for water use, and how many applications are in review, through the SRBC. And he talks about alternative methods data centers could use, rather than those that use water.

Additionally, we dive into Dehoff’s background, history with the SRBC, and additional projects the SRBC is currently tackling across Pennsylvania as well as Maryland and New York.

Susquehanna Scout, hosted by journalist Karen Hendricks, is a weekly podcast by WITF that explores the Susquehanna River and its ripple effects across Pennsylvania and beyond.