Project Taurus / Colorado Springs / DEPN-26-0039
Water and Cooling
What the Project Taurus source record supports and does not support about water use and closed-loop cooling.
Water ledger
The Taurus-specific water claim is narrow
The current file does not support generic millions-of-gallons-per-day claims as Project Taurus facts. It supports applicant-attributed closed-loop cooling claims that still require verification.
Applicant-attributed closed-loop initial fill.
Applicant-attributed water-usage effectiveness claim.
Applicant-attributed estimate, not a verified bill.
Current public record does not show a daily water-use cap.
Current record supports
Responsible wording
- Raeden says Project Taurus uses closed-loop cooling.
- Raeden says the system requires a 200,000-gallon initial fill.
- Raeden says daily staff/office water use is about 200-400 gallons/day.
Still needed
Verification records
- Final construction drawings for water, wastewater, and meter changes.
- Actual water account, tap, meter, and billing records.
- Cooling-system volume, refill, leak, and maintenance assumptions.
- Wastewater, landscaping, irrigation, and reporting conditions.
Closed-loop cooling narrows the water question; it does not erase the water records.