This canonical record consolidates 8 source-backed observations without discarding aliases, limitations or unresolved dimensions.
| Operator / developer | QTS Realty Trust, LLC; QTS Data Centers as operator |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Fayette County / Fayetteville, GA |
| Address | Not published |
| Location precision | parcel or bounded site |
| Coordinates | null, null |
| Capacity | Not established |
| Aliases | QTS Fayetteville I |
| Project profile | 5 rows |
|---|---|
| Intent / permits | 1 rows |
| Civic / infrastructure | 2 rows |
Industry directory and news coverage together give the address and site scale
Key data: 1435 Hwy 54 W, Fayetteville, GA 30214; described in reporting as a 600-acre site 22 miles south of downtown Atlanta
Limitation: Parcel ID and lat-long not published; the 600-acre figure comes from https://www.wrdw.com/2026/07/13/records-raise-questions-about-georgias-largest-data-center-its-water-use/
QTS is identified as owner and operator, with the entity name given on its community page
Key data: QTS Realty Trust, LLC; QTS Data Centers as operator
Limitation: Blackstone's ownership of QTS was not stated on any page fetched, so it is not asserted here
The county water system is the sole supplier, with closed-loop cooling and no private wells, and county billing records document the volumes
Key data: Fayette County Water System with no groundwater or private wells and closed-loop cooling; county billed QTS for 109 million gallons across 13 water lines, with one line billed for 20.6 million gallons; county says QTS uses less than one percent of monthly supply
Limitation: Reporting also describes two unauthorized water lines into the facility; no water service agreement number is published
Stack includes the City of Fayetteville with a local operating ordinance, Fayette County for water, and state DNR/EPD for air
Key data: City quiet-hours ordinance from 10 PM to 7 AM; Fayette County Water System
Limitation: No special district, development authority or school district identified
Water infrastructure serving the site is documented in county records as a growing set of service lines; the site fronts Highway 54
Key data: 13 water lines serving the site as it expands; frontage on Hwy 54 W
Limitation: Substations, transmission lines, sewer trunk mains, rail and fiber not identified
Key data: n.a. (generator count not specified)
Status date: Comment deadline February 27, 2026
Limitation: Expansion of an existing site (a draft permit 7374-113-0073-S-01-0 for QTS Fayetteville I appears on EPD's site but was not fetched in full).
The most concrete Georgia water record found. County billing records show QTS's Fayetteville site went from one water line (Feb 2024, 20.6 million gallons billed) to **13 water lines totaling 109 million gallons billed** — at least the equivalent of 11 Georgia Aquariums. An internal county letter said two additional lines were "installed without the knowledge or inspection by (county) staff"; the county billed QTS **$147,000** and blamed a smart-meter migration for the gap. QTS says operational domestic use will be only ~**9,000–12,000 gallons per month** per building (≈4 households) once closed-loop cooling is complete in **2030**, and that the site uses <1% of county water production. An advocacy account of the same records puts three meters at ~**40.7 million gallons** unknown/unapproved, a **$225,385** retroactive bill, and QTS's COO citing a **174,000 gal/day** average — versus a public claim of "2,000 gallons a day" for the whole campus.
Key data: 13 lines / 109 million gallons billed; $147,000 bill; 600-acre site; ~9,000–12,000 gal/month operational
Status date: 2026-07-13
Limitation: The two accounts give different meter totals and bill amounts ($147,000 vs $225,385) — likely different meter subsets or billing rounds; underlying county records were not fetched. (confidence detail: CORROBORATED (WRDW) / DISCOVERY_LEAD (Substack))
Reported conversion of rural land: the Fayette County Development Authority brokered the sale of **615 acres of forest and pastureland** to QTS in 2022 (the site is described elsewhere as 600 acres). No agricultural-impact mitigation agreement is referenced.
Key data: 615 acres of forest and pastureland converted (2022)
Status date: 2026
Limitation: Advocacy source; acreage differs from the 600-acre figure in WRDW's reporting.