Stream / Headwaters 'Project Saltworks' data center campus (Graham)
Also called: Project Saltworks
Headwaters Site Development, working with Stream Data Centers, plans a data center campus of about 867 acres near Graham in Young County, with 5 to 15 buildings over several years. The developers have described it as a $1 billion to $1.5 billion project. They asked the county for a tax break, and residents have raised concerns about water.
What happens next?
🗓️ No meeting or deadline known yet.
Zoning here is usually decided by the City Council of Graham City.
Where things stand: Proposed Developer asked Young County for a tax break in Aug. 2026; no decision reported yet.
❓ 5 open questions about it: see below.
Last checked Nov 9, 2026.
🕒 Latest update (Aug 2026): Young County received the developer's tax break application. Commissioners voted 5-0 to approve an agreement for the developer to pay $250,000 for the county's consultants, and took no action on the tax break.
What we know
- 📍 Wherenear Graham, south of FM 61 and north of Highway 209 (exact site not given), Graham, Young County
- 🏢 CompanyHeadwaters Site Development
- 🏛️ Owned byStream Data Centers
- 🌳 Size867 acres
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromnear existing Oncor power lines (345 kV and 138 kV)
- 💧 WaterThe county judge said the site would mainly buy treated wastewater from the sewer plant.
- 💸 Tax breaksThe developer asked Young County for a property tax break (abatement) and says it is not asking the school or hospital districts.
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Will Young County approve the tax break, and when will it vote? 🙋 I'll find out ·
- Has the developer asked to be annexed into the City of Graham? 🙋 I'll find out ·
- How many megawatts will it use? 🙋 I'll find out ·
- How much water will it use? The developer asked for about 34,000 gallons of drinking water a day plus treated wastewater. 🙋 I'll find out ·
- Who will use the data center? 🙋 I'll find out ·
What happened so far
- Oct 9, 2025Residents held a community meeting about the proposed data center.
- Dec 2025The developers described an 867-acre campus with 5 to 15 buildings over 5 to 10 years, with construction expected to start in early 2027 if power and a large customer are lined up.
- Aug 2026Young County received the developer's tax break application. Commissioners voted 5-0 to approve an agreement for the developer to pay $250,000 for the county's consultants, and took no action on the tax break.
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Where this comes from
- Project Saltworks data center plans near Graham · Olney Enterprise · Dec 11, 2025
- Young County weighs data center abatement · The Graham Leader · Aug 15, 2026
- Jobs vs. Environment: Young County Data Center debate · KFDX (via Yahoo News) · Oct 26, 2025
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