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Stormwater permit notice filed on 21 July 2026: QTS Data Centers — Van Wert campus (Van Wert, OH) — state stormwater notice of intent dated 21 July 2026

QTS Realty Trust Inc. electronically submitted to Ohio EPA a Notice of Intent for new coverage under Construction Site Stormwater General Permit OHC000006 for the 'QTS Data Center' at 8002 Mendon Road, Van Wert (792 acres of proposed land disturbance).

What this is. The source (state stormwater notice of intent, dated 21 July 2026) dates this stormwater permit notice to 21 July 2026. This event does not establish any later stage.
Event date
Form footer 'Electronically submitted on 07/21/2026'.
Source dated
Submission date on the NOI form (no separate document date); eDocument PDF rendered 2026-07-30.
Source accessed
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Event type
Stormwater permit notice filed · Filings and reviews
Evidence basis
Official record · Ohio EPA
Confidence
HighAgency-held filing with an explicit submission date and exact site match.
State
Ohio
Linked records
QTS Data Centers — Van Wert campus qts-van-wert-oh
Linked claims
None linked

What the source says

Submission of this NOI constitutes notice that the party identified in Section I of this form intends to be authorized to discharge into state surface waters under Ohio EPA's NPDES general permit program.

Where: PDF p. 1: Sections I–III (applicant QTS Realty Trust Inc.; facility 8002 Mendon Road; General Permit OHC000006; 792 acres) and footer 'Electronically submitted on 07/21/2026'

Source: Division of Surface Water – Notice of Intent for Coverage Under Ohio EPA General NPDES Permit (QTS Data Center, 8002 Mendon Road, Van Wert)

Internet Archive copy (captured 21 September 2026)

What this does not establish

  • Permit coverage granted
  • Construction start
  • Operation

Still unknown

  • Whether/when Ohio EPA approved coverage (the form shows facility permit number 2GC08872*AG but no approval letter was retrieved)
  • Actual start of land disturbance (form's proposed start date August 3, 2026 is a plan)
  • PTI and Corps permits marked 'YET_TO_APPLY'

Identifiers

Event ID e65645eca843684768d1d454eec243fb43ce4c3fde08c0c830ea34c7dbaaad40. The ID is derived from the event itself and never changes. A later correction would be published as a separate, linked entry.

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