Data center profile · 3500 River Road, The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon

Google The Dalles Smelter Site Expansion

Google's third The Dalles campus, on a former smelter and Superfund site: first building in service since Dec. 2024, second 290,000 sq ft building approved.

Building 1 running, Building 2 next. Google announced the first data center in service Dec. 12, 2024, and the city approved the second site plan in Nov. 2025 (press). Google has published no power figure; the state paused data center air permits until July 1, 2027.
2 buildings
data centers planned on the smelter site
one running since Dec. 2024; second approved Nov. 2025, not yet in occupancy as of Aug. 2026 (press)
$600M
applicant's investment estimate
may be more or less, per the state filing; the state later valued Building 1 well above this
$9.8M
paid to the city and county for Building 1 in the 2025-26 tax year
$1.56M property tax, $2.5M community fee, $5.76M guaranteed payment
$28.5M
water system Google built for the city
transferred to city ownership in 2025 with the former smelter site's groundwater rights
OperatorGoogle LLC (through its subsidiary Design, LLC)
CustomerGoogle itself (owner-occupied)
Planned IT capacity154 MW at full build-out (our estimate)
First building in serviceIn service since Dec. 2024 (about 154 MW of IT capacity live, estimated)
Next stepSecond data center to enter service; no date published
Power

Power and the grid

Energized, size not disclosed

Sources on record, size not disclosed

Getting on the grid

Who supplies what, what it costs, and what is still not public.

  1. Dec. 12, 2024
    Building 1 operational
    Google announces the first smelter-site data center is running. News report · Dec. 2024
  2. Not set
    Contract terms: not public
    The PUD publishes only its general large-load framework: customers pay 100% of upgrade costs and a minimum power bill whether or not they use it. Utility regulator · Oct. 2026
Permits

Permits checklist

6 granted · 1 checked, nothing on file

Risks

What could slow it down

Lawsuits

1 case on record

Money

Money on record

$600M
applicant's investment estimate
state approval filing, Dec. 2021 State agency · Dec. 2021
$2.5M a year
cap on the community service fee
25% of Google's tax savings, shared among local districts Local government · Aug. 2026
$3M per building
one-time initial payment
split between the city and county Local government · Aug. 2026
$15M
Google tax revenue the county set aside in Sept. 2026
new endowment and resiliency fund, passed unanimously (press) News report · Sept. 2026
Timeline

What happened, and what is due

SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
  1. 2016
    Site Google buys a 74-acre former Northwest Aluminum parcel (press). News report · 2016
  2. Nov. 8, 2021
    Money City council unanimously approves a $28.5M Google-funded water deal. News report · Nov. 2021
  3. Nov. 9, 2021
    Site Google signs the tax agreement and announces the smelter-site expansion. News report · Nov. 2021
  4. Dec. 17, 2021
    Permits The state commission approves the tax program for both data centers. State agency · Dec. 2021
  5. Dec. 2022
    Legal The city settles a records lawsuit and releases 10 years of Google water-use data (press). News report · Dec. 2022
  6. Dec. 12, 2024
    Construction Google announces the first smelter-site data center operational. News report · Dec. 2024
  7. Oct. 22, 2025
    Site Water storage system completed and handed to the city with the site's groundwater rights. News report · Oct. 2025
  8. Nov. 2025
    Permits City approves the second data center's site plan (press). News report · Oct. 2026
  9. Sept. 23, 2026
    Money County commissioners set aside $15M of Google tax revenue in a new fund (press). News report · Sept. 2026
  10. Oct. 9, 2026
    Permits Governor orders Oregon DEQ to pause new data center air and water permits until July 1, 2027; this campus's tax and city approvals pre-date it. News report · Oct. 2026
  11. July 1, 2027
    Permits State permit pause scheduled to end. News report · Oct. 2026
Construction activity

Building activity by quarter

Since March 2023: 54 building permits (45 issued or finished, 7 pending or open, 2 withdrawn or expired); the largest lists a $60M job value. Job values are not added up: trade permits often repeat the whole project's value.

Building permits
’23
’24
’25
’26
Dot size: records in the quarter, largest = 8. Two-digit years mark each first quarter.
The buildings

Specs

Up to 1,000,000 sq ft
cap in the state approval: one contiguous building each, 500,000 sq ft maximum
State agency · Dec. 2021
290,000 sq ft
second data center, single story (press)
Dataset · Jan. 2024
3.9 million gallons a day
groundwater rights Google acquired with the property, now transferred to the city (press)
News report · Nov. 2021
Who is involved

Owners, partners and builders

Owner
  • Google LLC and Design, LLC: operators and tax program applicants
  • Moraine Industries LLC: co-applicant
  • Alphabet Inc.: parent
Power and water
  • Northern Wasco County PUD: electric utility
  • City of The Dalles: water utility and land-use authority
Government
  • Business Oregon commission: tax program approval
  • Wasco County: receives community fees
Site history
  • Martin Marietta and Northwest Aluminum: former smelter owner and operator
Builders on site
  • The Whiting Turner Contracting: 18 building permits
  • Dynalectric Company: 15 building permits
  • Harder Mechanical Contractors: 12 building permits
  • Control Fire Systems Company: 2 building permits
  • Granite Construction Company: 2 building permits
  • DLR Group: 1 building permit
  • and 2 more contractors in the permit and inspection records
Still unknown

Open questions

Where this comes from

195 records from 32 documents

Drawn from news reports, state agency records, local government records, public and commercial datasets and utility regulator dockets, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.

News report 19State agency 6Local government 3Dataset 2Utility regulator 2
Evidence

Every quote behind this page

Grade key: A = the primary record itself (permit, filing, exhibit) · B = a dated official statement · C = news reporting. Map distances are our own measurements on OpenStreetMap and carry no grade. Allegations in lawsuits are marked as such in the quotes.

Power (10)
  • Utility: Northern Wasco County PUD (NWCPUD)
    “NWCPUD has been successfully serving data center customers since 2005, delivering 20+ years of reliable service”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Grid operator: none (WECC; BPA balancing area)
    “Partner with BPA and power marketing entities for cost-effective resource delivery”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Power plan: grid
    “For large industrial loads like data centers, we procure power separately through market purchases and partnerships as described below, keeping these costs distinct from our base customer rates.”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Utility: Northern Wasco County PUD (not named in fetched sources)
    “Google opened its first U.S. data center in The Dalles in 2006 and has since invested more than $2.4 billion in Oregon.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Utility service: not stated
    “Our service agreements for large loads include: Minimum power purchase commitments based on customer forecasts; Coordinated connection timing and scheduling; Credit and collateral requirements”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Stated campus size: not stated
    “The potential size of the data centers, as well as its current or expected water use, have not been shared.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • On-site generation: not stated
    “Facilities that have a Simple ACDP or Standard ACDP now have a simplified way to add emergency engines to their permit.”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Secondary analysis cites whole-Dalles-campus load estimates of about 154 MW to nearer 260 MW
    “Estimates run from about 154 MW to nearer 260 MW for the whole Dalles campus.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • OPB's data-center investigation drew a public rebuttal from The Dalles officials; the Mayor called OPB's story inaccurate while OPB stood by its reporting, local scrutiny of Google's water and power footprint remains ac
    “Anderson is technically correct that only the infrastructure agreement between the city and Google details the $28.5 million payment for water infrastructure improvements.”
    News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
  • Google's original The Dalles buildings (2006, 4200 Columbia Rd) and Taylor Lake site are LEGACY campuses distinct from the 3500 River Road smelter expansion
    “reinforcing its commitment to Oregon, where it built its first owned and operated data center in The Dalles in 2006.”
    News report · Dec. 2024 · grade C
Money and contracts (40)
  • Tenants: Google (owner-occupied; no third-party tenant)
    “The project that Google proposes to operate is approved under ORS 285C.600 to 285C.635 for the SIP abatement”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Stage: operating-partial
    “2025-26 Billing for Data Center 1 under the SIP Agreement”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • SIP (2021): termination FINDING: no termination, cancellation or clawback clause for the SIP appears in any opened public document; the state determinations and local summaries state term, scope, fees and conditions only
    “The OBD Commission has not imposed any additional condition on Google related to this SIP project.”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • SIP (2021): community service fee 25% of total tax savings, capped at $2,500,000 per year USD/yr
    “Community Service Fee (CSF): Google pays an annual fee equal to 25% of its total tax savings, capped at $2,500,000 per year.”
    Local government · Aug. 2026 · grade A
  • SIP (2021): guaranteed annual payment Tops community revenue up to 50% of full tax equivalent (Data Center 1) and 60% (Data Center 2)
    “Guaranteed Annual Payment (GAP): This is a negotiated component that bridges the gap to ensure the community receives an agreed-upon 50% of full tax equivalent for the first data center, and 60% for the second data center.”
    Local government · Aug. 2026 · grade A
  • SIP (2021): taxable portion 100000000 USD base assessed value
    “Google pays standard property taxes on a second-tier threshold of a value in excess of $1,000,000,000 which pays tax on a base value of $100,000,000 to the taxing districts”
    Local government · Aug. 2026 · grade A
  • SIP (2021): initial payment 3000000 USD one-time per data center
    “Initial Payment $3,000,000 A one-time fee split between the City of The Dalles and Wasco County.”
    Local government · Aug. 2026 · grade A
  • SIP (2021): payments made 9813239.15 USD
    “Guaranteed Annual Payment $5,757,278.09 Split between the City of The Dalles and Wasco County (brings the 2025 50% full tax equivalent to $9,813,239.15)”
    Local government · Aug. 2026 · grade A
  • SIP (2021): payments made detail Property tax billed $1,555,961.06; Community Service Fee $2,500,000.00; Guaranteed Annual Payment $5,757,278.09 USD
    “Property Tax Billed $1,555,961.06 Distributed directly to the taxing districts within the project's TCA.”
    Local government · Aug. 2026 · grade A
  • SIP CSF distribution (2022): csf distribution Fixed percentages: N Wasco SD21 30.1; Wasco County 24.4; City of The Dalles 17.3; Mid-Columbia Fire & Rescue 12.1; Library 3.9; Parks & Rec 3.9; ESD 2.7; Columbia Gorge CC 1.
    “each year's community service fee respective to the Google projects in Wasco County shall be allocated among the districts in tax code areas 09-07 and 12-01, according to the following fixed percentages”
    State agency · June 2022 · grade A
  • Site tax lots: Tax lot 700, Section 28 + tax lot 200, Section 33, T2N R13E, Willamette Meridian
    “exclusively on tax lot 700, Section 28, and tax lot 200, Section 33, Township 2 North, Range 13 East of the Willamette Meridian, the City of the Dalles, Wasco County”
    State agency · Dec. 2021 · grade A
  • Building area cap: 1000000 sq ft
    “Include only one contiguous data center building or complex with a total footprint of not more than 500,000 square feet and total building area of not more than 1,000,000 square feet”
    State agency · Dec. 2021 · grade A
  • Stated capital cost: 600000000 USD
    “The applicant estimates the total cost of project investments at $600 million, but it may be in reality more or less.”
    State agency · Dec. 2021 · grade A
  • SIP (Strategic Investment Program, 2021): scope Two data centers (Project 1 + Project 2), one contiguous building each, on tax lot 700 Sec 28 + tax lot 200 Sec 33, T2N R13E, City of The Dalles
    “exclusively on tax lot 700, Section 28, and tax lot 200, Section 33, Township 2 North, Range 13 East of the Willamette Meridian, the City of the Dalles, Wasco County”
    State agency · Dec. 2021 · grade A
  • SIP (2021): condition hiring First-source hiring agreement with publicly funded job-training providers through the Oregon Employment Department office in The Dalles
    “The applicant has obtained a first-source hiring agreement with publicly funded job-training providers through the Oregon Employment Department office in The Dalles.”
    State agency · Dec. 2021 · grade A
  • Tenant status: owner-occupied
    “A SIP agreement was made in 2021 for 2 data centers.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • SIP (2021): term 15 years
    “The City of The Dalles, Wasco County, and Google Enterprise Zone (EZ) and Strategic Investment Program (SIP) agreements are administered by Business Oregon. These are all 15-year tax abatement programs.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Electric service framework (NWCPUD): minimum billing Take-or-pay minimum power purchase commitments based on customer forecasts (PUD large-load framework)
    “Requirements to pay for a minimum amount of power whether they use it or not (take-or-pay provisions)”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Electric service framework (NWCPUD): cost recovery 100% of infrastructure upgrade costs recovered from the large-load customer through dedicated contracts; credit and collateral requirements apply; no cross-subsidization
    “When a very large customer seeks to connect, we run detailed engineering and cost studies and recover 100% of infrastructure upgrade costs directly from that customer through dedicated contracts.”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Electric service (campus-specific): terms FINDING: the campus-specific electric service agreement (contracted MW, term, price, termination provisions) is not public in any opened source; only the PUD's generic large-load
    “Our service agreements for large loads include: Minimum power purchase commitments based on customer forecasts; Coordinated connection timing and scheduling; Credit and collateral requirements”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • County reported the most recent SIP distribution at $8.29M (GAP $5.7M split 50/50 City/County; CSF $2.59M to districts) and noted the state valued Data Center 1 well over the $600M estimate, enlarging the GAP payment.
    “Why the payout was higher than expected: The Guaranteed Annual Payment (GAP) fee ended up being much larger than anticipated.”
    Local government · June 2026 · grade B
  • Buildings planned: 2 buildings
    “A SIP agreement was made in 2021 for 2 data centers.”
    Local government · Dec. 2021 · grade B
  • Wasco County commissioners voted unanimously to place $15M of accumulated Google EZ/SIP revenue into a new Wasco County Endowment & Resiliency Fund (ordinance first heard Aug 19, 2026).
    “Whether or not to set aside $15 million dollars in a Wasco County Endowment & Resiliency Fund.”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • SIP (2021): execution Signed by City and County Oct 2021; executed by Google Nov 9, 2021
    “That agreement was authorized by the city on Nov. 8, 2021, in its council meeting. The next day, Google signed something called a Strategic Investment Program agreement”
    News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
  • Water infrastructure investment: 28 USD million
    “The Aquifer Storage and Recovery System is part of Google's $28 million investment to support the City's public water system.”
    News report · Oct. 2025 · grade C
  • State investment context: 2400 USD million
    “Google opened its first U.S. data center in The Dalles in 2006 and has since invested more than $2.4 billion in Oregon.”
    News report · Oct. 2025 · grade C
  • clean energy agreement: more than 100 MW clean energy to enable upgrade/repower of Leaning Juniper IIB (Gilliam County) supplying The Dalles data centers 100 MW (generation, 'more than 100'; NOT campus load)
    “Earlier this year, Google entered an agreement with Avangrid for more than 100 megawatts of clean energy that will help enable the upgrade and repower of the Leaning Juniper IIB facility”
    News report · Oct. 2025 · grade C
  • water rights and ASR transfer: permanent transfer of ASR system ownership/operation and former smelter site groundwater rights at no cost 100 million gallons per year (additional community water access)
    “Google transferred the water rights associated with the former smelter site to The Dalles at no cost, which provides an additional source of water to the community”
    News report · Oct. 2025 · grade C
  • Infrastructure agreement (water/sewer, 2021): water rights transfer Former smelter-site groundwater rights permanently transferred to the City; community gains access to 100 million more gallons of water per year beyond
    “Together, these changes will provide the community with access to 100 million more gallons of water each year.”
    News report · Oct. 2025 · grade C
  • Infrastructure agreement (water/sewer, 2021): acceptance warranty Projects 2-5 accepted by Special Ordinance 25-608 (Jun 9, 2025): 4.5-acre parcel plus wells/ASR, booster station, surge tank and two reservoirs conveyed t
    “in accepting the land, the city also accepted $28 million dollars of infrastructure improvements, all paid for by Google.”
    News report · June 2025 · grade C
  • City accepted title to 4.5 acres and the first tranche of Google-built water infrastructure (Special Ordinance 25-608); the remaining projects of the 8-project program completed later in 2025.
    “in accepting the land, the city also accepted $28 million dollars of infrastructure improvements, all paid for by Google.”
    News report · June 2025 · grade C
  • First smelter-site data center operational. Google reported more than $600M invested in Oregon in 2024 and more than $2.4B cumulative in the state (statewide figures, not booked as campus capex).
    “Google announced it invested more than $600 million in Oregon this year to expand its cloud and data center infrastructure.”
    News report · Dec. 2024 · grade C
  • Infrastructure agreement (water/sewer, 2021): scope Design, LLC to build 8 water/sewer projects (2 wells incl. one ASR well, booster pump station, surge tank, two 1.25M-gallon reservoirs, force mains); City to supply wat
    “Under the deal, Google will transfer its water rights to the city and will build up The Dalles' water capacity, including drilling wells, building water mains”
    News report · Nov. 2021 · grade C
  • Infrastructure agreement (water/sewer, 2021): consideration 28500000 USD
    “Members of Dalles City Council unanimously approved the $28.5 million deal Monday night.”
    News report · Nov. 2021 · grade C
  • Infrastructure agreement (water/sewer, 2021): water volume FINDING: the volume of water the City committed to supply the expansion is stated in no opened public document; at approval the committed amount was undisclosed
    “The city has agreed to deliver an undisclosed amount of groundwater to proposed Google data centers and is suing to keep the company's water use private.”
    News report · Nov. 2021 · grade C
  • Google announced the smelter-site expansion with the executed SIP and the City infrastructure agreement, saying it was proud to expand its commitment to the region and continue cleanup of the former Superfund site (Kate
    “We are proud to expand our commitment to the region and continue the cleanup of the former Superfund site, Franko said”
    News report · Nov. 2021 · grade C
  • First announced: Nov. 9, 2021
    “That agreement was authorized by the city on Nov. 8, 2021, in its council meeting. The next day, Google signed something called a Strategic Investment Program agreement”
    News report · Nov. 2021 · grade C
  • Announced: Nov. 8, 2021
    “Members of the Dalles City Council unanimously approved the $28.5 million deal Monday night.”
    News report · Nov. 2021 · grade C
  • Strategic Investment Program (SIP) / water infrastructure deal: $28.5 million water infrastructure deal enabling two smelter-site data centers; Google transfers water rights and builds city water capacity 28.5 USD millio
    “Under the deal, Google will transfer its water rights to the city and will build up The Dalles' water capacity, including drilling wells, building water mains and developing an aquifer to store water”
    News report · Nov. 2021 · grade C
  • Google acquired the 74-acre former Northwest Aluminum parcel (including the Fort Dalles Rodeo grounds) in The Dalles; the company said it had no plans to build on the site in the immediate future.
    “Google acquired a 74-acre plot of land belonging to Northwest Aluminum in 2016, where the local Fort Dalles Rodeo Association had held its summer events since 1975.”
    News report · 2016 · grade C
Permits and government (78)
  • CERCLA remedy status: NPL deletion; O&M ongoing
    “Following cleanup, EPA took the site off the Superfund program's National Priorities List (NPL) in 1996.”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Wasco County Board of Commissioners: Tax abatement presentation (County Assessor): SIP terms and 2025-26 billing for Google Data Center 1; Endowment & Resiliency Fund ordinance first hearing
    “2025-26 Billing for Data Center 1 under the SIP Agreement”
    Local government · Aug. 2026 · grade A
  • Community service fee distribution formula: adopted
    “SIP tax treatment requires annual payment of a community service fee to Wasco County of up to $2,500,000 per year.”
    State agency · June 2022 · grade A
  • Permitting jurisdiction: Land use: City of The Dalles; SIP: Business Oregon (state) with City/County agreement; air/water permits: Oregon DEQ; electric: NWCPUD (locally elected board)
    “The project that Google proposes to operate is approved under ORS 285C.600 to 285C.635 for the SIP abatement”
    State agency · Dec. 2021 · grade A
  • Strategic Investment Program determination: approved
    “ADOPTED BY OFFICIAL ACTION OF THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION FOR THE STATE OF OREGON, ON THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE.”
    State agency · Dec. 2021 · grade A
  • Wasco County Board of Commissioners: First public hearing on the Google SIP project
    “On February 17, 2021, the governing body of Wasco County held its first public hearing regarding the project.”
    State agency · Dec. 2021 · grade A
  • Wasco County Board of Commissioners: Resolution #21-013 requesting Business Oregon's SIP determination
    “On November 10, 2021, the Board of Commissioners for Wasco County requested the OBD Commission's determination that the project shall receive the SIP abatement. (Resolution #21-013)”
    State agency · Dec. 2021 · grade A
  • The Dalles City Council: Resolution No. 24-030, budget policy for revenues under the 2021 SIP agreement with Design, LLC (Initial Payment, Property Tax, CSF, GAP allocations)
    “In December 2024, the City Council adopted a resolution providing budget guidance for how revenues from the Strategic Investment Program (SIP) agreement with Design, LLC will be used.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Wasco County Board of Commissioners: SIP distribution report, $8.29M total received from Google (GAP $5.7M split 50/50 City/County; CSF $2.59M to districts)
    “Middleton explained that the most recent Strategic Investment Program (SIP) distribution, the total funding received from Google was $8.29 million”
    Local government · June 2026 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial alarm or suppression systems / New: issued
    “Permit number: 921-25-001031-FIRE · Type: Commercial alarm or suppression systems · Status: issued · Job value: $12,499 · Effective date: April 11, 2026 · Business: Dynalectric Company · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: Installtion of fire alarm system for data center”
    Local building-permit records · April 2026 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial alarm or suppression systems / New: issued
    “Permit number: 921-25-001034-FIRE · Type: Commercial alarm or suppression systems · Status: issued · Job value: $128,484 · Effective date: April 11, 2026 · Business: Dynalectric Company · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: Installation of fire alarm for data center”
    Local building-permit records · April 2026 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial mechanical / New: applied
    “Permit number: 921-26-000175-MECH-01 · Type: Commercial mechanical · Status: applied · Job value: $1,815,689 · Effective date: Feb. 23, 2026 · Business: JRT Mechanical INC · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: Mechanical for 23072sf office building with food service area”
    Local building-permit records · Feb. 2026 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial structural / New: filed
    “Permit number: 921-26-000175-STR · Type: Commercial structural · Status: filed · Job value: $2,844,289 · Effective date: Feb. 19, 2026 · Business: BGI Gcon JV LLC · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: Construction of 23072sf office building withfood service area+331sf covered entry+488sf pergula”
    Local building-permit records · Feb. 2026 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial alarm or suppression systems / New: final
    “Permit number: 921-25-001026-FIRE · Type: Commercial alarm or suppression systems · Status: final · Job value: $1,409,297 · Effective date: Dec. 10, 2025 · Business: Dynalectric Company · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: Installation of new fire alarm system”
    Local building-permit records · Dec. 2025 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial structural / Tenant improvement: issued
    “Permit number: 921-24-000817-STR-01 · Type: Commercial structural · Status: issued · Job value: $43,977,061 · Effective date: Nov. 10, 2025 · Business: THE Whiting Turner Contracting · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: 170 594sf fsa + dc shell 1 interior build-out + fls review”
    Local building-permit records · Nov. 2025 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial plumbing / New: issued
    “Permit number: 921-25-000325-PLM · Type: Commercial plumbing · Status: issued · Job value: $879,454 · Effective date: Oct. 13, 2025 · Business: Bryson M Caldwell; Harder Mech · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: 3500 river road; installation of above ground plumbing piping fixtures and equipment in phase 1 of”
    Local building-permit records · Oct. 2025 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial alarm or suppression systems / New: final
    “Permit number: 921-25-001025-FIRE · Type: Commercial alarm or suppression systems · Status: final · Job value: $2,135,706 · Effective date: Oct. 13, 2025 · Business: Dynalectric Company · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: Installation of fire alarm system for data center”
    Local building-permit records · Oct. 2025 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial alarm or suppression systems / New: final
    “Permit number: 921-25-001028-FIRE · Type: Commercial alarm or suppression systems · Status: final · Job value: $12,406 · Effective date: Oct. 13, 2025 · Business: Dynalectric Company · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: Installation of fire alarm system in data center”
    Local building-permit records · Oct. 2025 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial alarm or suppression systems / New: final
    “Permit number: 921-25-001032-FIRE · Type: Commercial alarm or suppression systems · Status: final · Job value: $235,877 · Effective date: Oct. 13, 2025 · Business: Dynalectric Company · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: Installation of fire alarms for data center”
    Local building-permit records · Oct. 2025 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial plumbing / New: issued
    “Permit number: 921-25-000326-PLM · Type: Commercial plumbing · Status: issued · Job value: $277,953 · Effective date: Oct. 12, 2025 · Business: Bryson M Caldwell; Harder Mech · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: 3500 river road; installation of plumbing piping fixtures and equipment in phase 2 of the data cen”
    Local building-permit records · Oct. 2025 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial structural / Tenant improvement: issued
    “Permit number: 921-24-000817-STR-02 · Type: Commercial structural · Status: issued · Job value: $19,757,818 · Effective date: Sept. 30, 2025 · Business: THE Whiting Turner Contracting · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: 118 098sf fsa + dc shell 2 interior build-out + fls review”
    Local building-permit records · Sept. 2025 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial electrical / New: issued
    “Permit number: 921-25-000681-ELEC · Type: Commercial electrical · Status: issued · Effective date: Aug. 28, 2025 · Business: Dynalectric Company; Robert R · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: Dc2 fr2 electrical”
    Local building-permit records · Aug. 2025 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial mechanical / New: issued
    “Permit number: 921-25-000602-MECH · Type: Commercial mechanical · Status: issued · Job value: $5,177,859 · Effective date: June 30, 2025 · Business: Harder Mechanical Contractors · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: Installation of the following systems to support the water pre-treatment (wpt) building. - bri”
    Local building-permit records · June 2025 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial electrical / New: issued
    “Permit number: 921-25-000418-ELEC · Type: Commercial electrical · Status: issued · Effective date: May 13, 2025 · Business: Dynalectric Company; Robert R · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: Fsa and dc1 & 2 fr1 electrical”
    Local building-permit records · May 2025 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial alarm or suppression systems / New: issued
    “Permit number: 921-25-000286-FIRE · Type: Commercial alarm or suppression systems · Status: issued · Job value: $2,182,170 · Effective date: April 28, 2025 · Business: Control Fire Systems Company · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: Installation of new fire sprinkler system for listed address”
    Local building-permit records · April 2025 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial mechanical / New: issued
    “Permit number: 921-25-000313-MECH · Type: Commercial mechanical · Status: issued · Job value: $4,803,757 · Effective date: April 16, 2025 · Business: Harder Mechanical Contractors · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: Dch phase 1 mechanical. Installation of the process cooling water pipe and supports inside the”
    Local building-permit records · April 2025 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial mechanical / New: issued
    “Permit number: 921-25-000314-MECH · Type: Commercial mechanical · Status: issued · Job value: $4,274,658 · Effective date: April 16, 2025 · Business: Harder Mechanical Contractors · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: 3500 river road; gor2a-mech-dch-fr2. Installation of the process cooling water pipe and suppor”
    Local building-permit records · April 2025 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial mechanical / New: issued
    “Permit number: 921-25-000303-MECH · Type: Commercial mechanical · Status: issued · Job value: $10,413,710 · Effective date: April 14, 2025 · Business: Harder Mechanical Contractors · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: 3500 river road; installation of the process cooling water mains phase 1 14 branch lines to m”
    Local building-permit records · April 2025 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial mechanical / New: issued
    “Permit number: 921-25-000304-MECH · Type: Commercial mechanical · Status: issued · Job value: $1,437,763 · Effective date: April 14, 2025 · Business: Harder Mechanical Contractors · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: 3500 river road; installation of the process cooling water phase 2 14 branch lines to mcps and”
    Local building-permit records · April 2025 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial structural / New: final
    “Permit number: 921-23-000306-STR-01 · Type: Commercial structural · Status: final · Job value: $4,950,696 · Effective date: Feb. 25, 2025 · Business: THE Whiting Turner Contracting · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: Second pre-fab gold seal shell placement permit for central utility building”
    Local building-permit records · Feb. 2025 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial plumbing / New: issued
    “Permit number: 921-25-000109-PLM · Type: Commercial plumbing · Status: issued · Job value: $2,260,000 · Effective date: Jan. 31, 2025 · Business: Harder Mechanical Contractors · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: Gor2a dc-02 phase 2 installing underground sanitary waste and process waste plumbing piping. Comp”
    Local building-permit records · Jan. 2025 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial structural / Tenant improvement: final
    “Permit number: 921-23-000291-STR-02 · Type: Commercial structural · Status: final · Job value: $27,579,334 · Effective date: Jan. 29, 2025 · Business: THE Whiting Turner Contracting · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: Interior build-out + fls review of dc shell phase 2 of 288 530sf data center”
    Local building-permit records · Jan. 2025 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial structural / New: issued
    “Permit number: 921-24-001444-STR · Type: Commercial structural · Status: issued · Job value: $1,406,967 · Effective date: Jan. 6, 2025 · Business: Granite Construction Company · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: Installation of 3306lf fire water line for gor 2a site”
    Local building-permit records · Jan. 2025 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial structural / New: issued
    “Permit number: 921-24-001225-STR · Type: Commercial structural · Status: issued · Job value: $12,499,029 · Effective date: Dec. 4, 2024 · Business: THE Whiting Turner Contracting · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: Foundation-only permit for 35 813sf pre-fab central utility building stairs & platforms + 78sf”
    Local building-permit records · Dec. 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial structural / New: issued
    “Permit number: 921-24-001225-STR-01 · Type: Commercial structural · Status: issued · Job value: $1,875,926 · Effective date: Dec. 4, 2024 · Business: THE Whiting Turner Contracting · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: Stairs + platforms & gold seal inspections for 21 269sf p1 pre-fab cub shell”
    Local building-permit records · Dec. 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial structural / New: issued
    “Permit number: 921-24-001223-STR · Type: Commercial structural · Status: issued · Job value: $6,849,069 · Effective date: Nov. 27, 2024 · Business: THE Whiting Turner Contracting · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: Foundations for (9) eyd generators + (3) e-houses + multiple uss & rss equipment pads”
    Local building-permit records · Nov. 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial structural / New: issued
    “Permit number: 921-24-001224-STR · Type: Commercial structural · Status: issued · Job value: $6,849,069 · Effective date: Nov. 27, 2024 · Business: THE Whiting Turner Contracting · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: Foundations for (9) eyd generators + (3) e-houses + multiple uss & rss equipment pads”
    Local building-permit records · Nov. 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial plumbing / New: issued
    “Permit number: 921-24-001277-PLM · Type: Commercial plumbing · Status: issued · Job value: $2,260,000 · Effective date: Nov. 18, 2024 · Business: Harder Mechanical Contractors · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: Installing underground sanitary waste and process waste plumbing piping. Completing tie-ins from”
    Local building-permit records · Nov. 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial electrical / New: issued
    “Permit number: 921-24-001155-ELEC · Type: Commercial electrical · Status: issued · Effective date: Oct. 16, 2024 · Business: Dynalectric Company; Robert R · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: Early grounding + bonding work for dc 2a shell + foundation”
    Local building-permit records · Oct. 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial plumbing / New: final
    “Permit number: 921-24-001124-PLM · Type: Commercial plumbing · Status: final · Effective date: Oct. 9, 2024 · Business: Harder Mechanical Contractors · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: plumbing for 2nd phase of dc shell”
    Local building-permit records · Oct. 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial mechanical / New: final
    “Permit number: 921-24-001123-MECH · Type: Commercial mechanical · Status: final · Effective date: Oct. 2, 2024 · Business: Harder Mechanical Contractors · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: Mechanical installations for 2nd phase of dc building”
    Local building-permit records · Oct. 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial structural / New: issued
    “Permit number: 921-24-000817-STR · Type: Commercial structural · Status: issued · Job value: $52,034,202 · Effective date: Aug. 29, 2024 · Business: THE Whiting Turner Contracting · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: Construction of 288 530sf foundation + shell for gor site data center -- minimal fire/life saf”
    Local building-permit records · Aug. 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial electrical / New: final
    “Permit number: 921-24-000681-ELEC · Type: Commercial electrical · Status: final · Effective date: Aug. 28, 2024 · Business: Dynalectric Company; Robert R · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: Gor 1a fr2 dc hall - electrical circuitry of indicated sizes for the purpose of supplying power to a”
    Local building-permit records · Aug. 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial electrical / New: final
    “Permit number: 921-24-000682-ELEC · Type: Commercial electrical · Status: final · Effective date: Aug. 28, 2024 · Business: Dynalectric Company; Robert R · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: Gor 1a fr2 - eyd - electrical circuitry of indicated sizes for the purpose of supplying power to a da”
    Local building-permit records · Aug. 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial electrical / New: final
    “Permit number: 921-24-000683-ELEC · Type: Commercial electrical · Status: final · Effective date: Aug. 28, 2024 · Business: Dynalectric Company; Robert R · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: Gor 1a fr2 - myd/gcub - installation of circuitry of indicated sizes for the purpose of supplying pow”
    Local building-permit records · Aug. 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial alarm or suppression systems / New: final
    “Permit number: 921-24-000723-FIRE · Type: Commercial alarm or suppression systems · Status: final · Job value: $1,315,172 · Effective date: July 10, 2024 · Business: Dynalectric Company · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: Gor 1a dch-fr2 fire alarm system”
    Local building-permit records · July 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial alarm or suppression systems / New: final
    “Permit number: 921-24-000717-FIRE · Type: Commercial alarm or suppression systems · Status: final · Job value: $2,631,835 · Effective date: July 8, 2024 · Business: Dynalectric Company · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: Fsa/dch fire alarm system”
    Local building-permit records · July 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial structural / New: filed
    “Permit number: 921-24-000387-STR · Type: Commercial structural · Status: filed · Job value: $2,341,095 · Effective date: June 18, 2024 · Business: DLR Group · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: Construction of 11660sf office building (this is phase 1 of 2)”
    Local building-permit records · June 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial alarm or suppression systems / New: issued
    “Permit number: 921-23-001161-FIRE · Type: Commercial alarm or suppression systems · Status: issued · Job value: $1,719,850 · Effective date: Feb. 28, 2024 · Business: Granite Construction Company · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: 7426lf site fire water line for gor1a-sps site”
    Local building-permit records · Feb. 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial electrical / New: issued
    “Permit number: 921-23-000291-ELEC-01 · Type: Commercial electrical · Status: issued · Effective date: Feb. 6, 2024 · Business: Dynalectric Company; Robert R · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: Wiring for build-out of 288, 530sf data center”
    Local building-permit records · Feb. 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial mechanical / New: issued
    “Permit number: 921-23-000291-MECH-01 · Type: Commercial mechanical · Status: issued · Job value: $2,088,929 · Effective date: Jan. 9, 2024 · Business: Harder Mechanical Contractors · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: HVAC + fuel gas piping for 288, 530sf data center”
    Local building-permit records · Jan. 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial alarm or suppression systems / New: issued
    “Permit number: 921-23-001498-FIRE · Type: Commercial alarm or suppression systems · Status: issued · Job value: $4,626,770 · Effective date: Jan. 2, 2024 · Business: Control Fire Systems Company · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: Install new fire protection system”
    Local building-permit records · Jan. 2024 · grade B
  • site approval: approved siting/construction of the second, single-story 290,000 sq ft data center at 3500 River Road
    “The second of two Google data centers at 3500 River Road in The Dalles, Oregon, on the former aluminum smelter site. The city approved the 290,000 sq ft building in January 2024.”
    Dataset · Jan. 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial structural / Tenant improvement: issued
    “Permit number: 921-23-000291-STR-01 · Type: Commercial structural · Status: issued · Job value: $59,984,773 · Effective date: Dec. 13, 2023 · Business: THE Whiting Turner Contracting · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: Interior build-out + fls review of 288, 530sf data center”
    Local building-permit records · Dec. 2023 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial mechanical / New: withdrawn
    “Permit number: 921-23-001492-MECH · Type: Commercial mechanical · Status: withdrawn · Effective date: Dec. 11, 2023 · Business: Harder Mechanical Contractors · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: Withdrawn - install HVAC and plumbing systems for cooling office spaces and server rooms includin”
    Local building-permit records · Dec. 2023 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial plumbing / New: withdrawn
    “Permit number: 921-23-001493-PLM · Type: Commercial plumbing · Status: withdrawn · Effective date: Dec. 11, 2023 · Business: Harder Mechanical Contractors · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: Withdrawn - install HVAC and plumbing systems for cooling office spaces and server rooms including a”
    Local building-permit records · Dec. 2023 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial structural / Tenant improvement: plancheck
    “Permit number: 921-23-000301-STR-01 · Type: Commercial structural · Status: plancheck · Job value: $1,480,310 · Effective date: Dec. 7, 2023 · Business: THE Whiting Turner Contracting · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: Interior build-out + fls review for 7418sf waste water treatment plant (cs”
    Local building-permit records · Dec. 2023 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial structural / New: issued
    “Permit number: 921-23-000291-STR · Type: Commercial structural · Status: issued · Effective date: July 10, 2023 · Business: THE Whiting Turner Contracting · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: Construction of 286, 600sf foundation + shell for gor site data center -- minimal fire/life safety pr”
    Local building-permit records · July 2023 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial structural / New: issued
    “Permit number: 921-23-000310-STR · Type: Commercial structural · Status: issued · Job value: $3,797,757 · Effective date: June 22, 2023 · Business: THE Whiting Turner Contracting · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: Foundation-only for 13545sf mechanical-electrical pre-fab structure (middle unit in eyd)”
    Local building-permit records · June 2023 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial structural / New: issued
    “Permit number: 921-23-000311-STR · Type: Commercial structural · Status: issued · Job value: $3,775,080 · Effective date: June 22, 2023 · Business: THE Whiting Turner Contracting · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: Foundation-only for 13464sf mechanical-electrical pre-fab structure”
    Local building-permit records · June 2023 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial structural / New: issued
    “Permit number: 921-23-000313-STR · Type: Commercial structural · Status: issued · Job value: $7,201,498 · Effective date: June 22, 2023 · Business: THE Whiting Turner Contracting · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: Foundations-only for (18) eyd generator pre-fab structures”
    Local building-permit records · June 2023 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial structural / New: applied
    “Permit number: 921-23-000306-STR · Type: Commercial structural · Status: applied · Job value: $9,498,214 · Effective date: March 28, 2023 · Business: THE Whiting Turner Contracting · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: Foundation-only permit for 35, 709sf central utility building pre-fab structure”
    Local building-permit records · March 2023 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial structural / New: applied
    “Permit number: 921-23-000314-STR · Type: Commercial structural · Status: applied · Job value: $3,668,418 · Effective date: March 28, 2023 · Business: THE Whiting Turner Contracting · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: Foundations-only for (16) myd generator pre-fab structures”
    Local building-permit records · March 2023 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial structural / New: applied
    “Permit number: 921-23-000301-STR · Type: Commercial structural · Status: applied · Job value: $3,560,352 · Effective date: March 27, 2023 · Business: THE Whiting Turner Contracting · Address: 3500 RIVER RD · Description: Construction of 7418sf waste water treatment plant for gor site -- minimal fire/life safety re”
    Local building-permit records · March 2023 · grade B
  • Strategic Investment Program determination: approved
    “Exclude the property and site of the project approved by the Oregon Business Development Commission by Resolution SIP-21-02.”
    State agency · Dec. 2021 · grade B
  • Site plan approval, Building 2: approved
    “the second of two to be built at 3500 River Road on a former aluminum plant site. According to a notice filed in November, the single-story facility will span 290,000 sq ft”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Air permit (ACDP): not located
    “Facilities that have a Simple ACDP or Standard ACDP now have a simplified way to add emergency engines to their permit.”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • City approved siting and construction of the second smelter-site building (290,000 sq ft, single story); notice issued by Community Development Director Joshua Chandler.
    “the second of two to be built at 3500 River Road on a former aluminum plant site. According to a notice filed in November, the single-story facility will span 290,000 sq ft”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Gov. Kotek directed DEQ to pause processing and issuance of air and water permit applications for new or expanded data centers until Jul 1, 2027; DEQ confirmed the pause covers new and pending applications. This campus's
    “DEQ is still evaluating implementation of the order, but we have put a pause on the issuance of new or renewed air and water quality permits for data center facilities. This applies to both new and pending applications.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Wasco County Board of Commissioners: Wasco County Endowment & Resiliency Fund, $15M set-aside from accumulated Google EZ/SIP payments
    “Whether or not to set aside $15 million dollars in a Wasco County Endowment & Resiliency Fund.”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • The Dalles City Council; Wasco County Board of Commissioners: SIP agreement signed by City and County (Google executed Nov 9, 2021)
    “The SIP agreement had been waiting on Google's execution for over a week. The city and the county signed it in October.”
    News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
  • water and sewer infrastructure completion and transfer: completed new water and sewer infrastructure at the former smelter site and transferred it to City ownership
    “Google has permanently transferred ownership and operation of the system to The Dalles, along with the groundwater rights associated with the former smelter site.”
    News report · Oct. 2025 · grade C
  • Water rights transfer: transferred
    “Google has permanently transferred ownership and operation of the system to The Dalles, along with the groundwater rights associated with the former smelter site.”
    News report · Oct. 2025 · grade C
  • Infrastructure acceptance: adopted
    “in accepting the land, the city also accepted $28 million dollars of infrastructure improvements, all paid for by Google.”
    News report · June 2025 · grade C
  • The Dalles City Council: Special Ordinance 25-608 accepting Google-built water infrastructure and a 4.5-acre parcel under the 2021 infrastructure agreement
    “in accepting the land, the city also accepted $28 million dollars of infrastructure improvements, all paid for by Google.”
    News report · June 2025 · grade C
  • Data center in-service (Building 1): operational
    “A new data center facility at Google's third campus in The Dalles is now operational at the former Martin-Marietta aluminum smelter, an area that was previously an EPA-designated Superfund site.”
    News report · Dec. 2024 · grade C
  • The Dalles City Council: Infrastructure (water) agreement with Design, LLC, $28.5M Google-funded water build-out for the two new data centers
    “Members of Dalles City Council unanimously approved the $28.5 million deal Monday night.”
    News report · Nov. 2021 · grade C
  • development deal approval (SIP / water deal): unanimously approved the $28.5 million deal enabling two more data centers on the former smelter site
    “Members of the Dalles City Council unanimously approved the $28.5 million deal Monday night. The new data centers would be in addition to the three cavernous facilities Google already has in the town.”
    News report · Nov. 2021 · grade C
Legal (2)
  • City of The Dalles sued The Oregonian and reporter Mike Rogoway in Wasco County Circuit Court to block release of Google's water-use records, after the Wasco County District Attorney ordered disclosure on Oct 15, 2021; G
    “After The Oregonian/OregonLive requested Google's records last year, The Dalles sued the news organization to prevent the information's release.”
    News report · Dec. 2022 · grade C
  • Settlement filed in Wasco County Circuit Court: the City agreed to disclose 10 years of Google water-use data and annual figures going forward, to pay $53,000 toward the Reporters Committee's legal costs, and Google comm
    “The city said Wednesday that its own legal costs total $106,000, and that Google has committed to covering those expenses as well as the $53,000 settlement.”
    News report · Dec. 2022 · grade C
Site and other (24)
  • Site history: Former Martin Marietta / Northwest Aluminum aluminum smelter; EPA Superfund site (NPL 1987, delisted 1996); cleanup O&M ongoing
    “The 305-acre Martin-Marietta Aluminum Co. site is located in The Dalles, Oregon. Smelting operations took place at the site between 1958 and 1987.”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Superfund status: NPL listing 1987; deleted from NPL 1996; remedy O&M and five-year reviews ongoing; deed restrictions recommended for three River Road parcels (S aquifer)
    “Following cleanup, EPA took the site off the Superfund program's National Priorities List (NPL) in 1996.”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Developer: Google (Design, LLC)
    “Google LLC, Moraine Industries LLC, and Design LLC, which are wholly owned subsidiaries of Alphabet, Inc., propose to construct and outfit a data center in The Dalles”
    State agency · Dec. 2021 · grade A
  • Owner operator: Google LLC / Design, LLC (Alphabet subsidiaries)
    “The project that Google proposes to operate is approved under ORS 285C.600 to 285C.635 for the SIP abatement”
    State agency · Dec. 2021 · grade A
  • City: The Dalles
    “exclusively on tax lot 700, Section 28, and tax lot 200, Section 33, Township 2 North, Range 13 East of the Willamette Meridian, the City of the Dalles, Wasco County”
    State agency · Dec. 2021 · grade A
  • County: Wasco County
    “exclusively on tax lot 700, Section 28, and tax lot 200, Section 33, Township 2 North, Range 13 East of the Willamette Meridian, the City of the Dalles, Wasco County”
    State agency · Dec. 2021 · grade A
  • Original target date: not stated
    “constructed or installed and placed in service in phases or stages, beginning on or after November 23, 2021”
    State agency · Dec. 2021 · grade A
  • Site address: 3500 River Rd, The Dalles, OR
    “Google has permanently transferred ownership and operation of the system to The Dalles, along with the groundwater rights associated with the former smelter site.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Construction stage: Building 1 operating (announced operational Dec 12, 2024); Building 2 site-approved Nov 2025, not yet in occupancy as of Aug 2026
    “Operable new Google data center at 3500 River Road on March 6, 2026. There is another one on the way right next door.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Current target date: Dec. 12, 2024
    “A new data center facility at Google's third campus in The Dalles is now operational at the former Martin-Marietta aluminum smelter, an area that was previously an EPA-designated Superfund site.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Address: 3500 River Rd, The Dalles, OR 97058
    “Operable new Google data center at 3500 River Road on March 6, 2026. There is another one on the way right next door.”
    News report · March 2026 · grade C
  • Operator: Google LLC (via Design LLC)
    “The company recently expanded its long-term presence in The Dalles, which includes a data center built on redeveloped land that was previously home to an aluminum smelter”
    News report · Oct. 2025 · grade C
  • Water infrastructure: City water/sewer + aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) system built by Google and transferred to City ownership in 2025
    “Google has permanently transferred ownership and operation of the system to The Dalles, along with the groundwater rights associated with the former smelter site.”
    News report · Oct. 2025 · grade C
  • Google's The Dalles water use across its three local sites has grown sharply (about a third of city water by 2024 in secondary coverage) - a community-impact signal for the whole footprint, not an expansion-specific figu
    “Together, these changes will provide the community with access to 100 million more gallons of water each year.”
    News report · Oct. 2025 · grade C
  • ASR system completion celebrated by Google and the City of The Dalles; system ownership and operation, and the former smelter site's groundwater rights, permanently transferred to the City.
    “On October 22, Google and the City of The Dalles celebrated the completion of a new water infrastructure project”
    News report · Oct. 2025 · grade C
  • County code: 41065
    “we're dedicated to being a long-term partner in Wasco County, and across the state, as we work together to address challenges”
    News report · Dec. 2024 · grade C
  • Project status: building on track (smelter-site expansion: first smelter-site facility now operational; second expected online 2026; site water/sewer infrastructure completed and transferred 2025)
    “A new data center facility at Google's third campus in The Dalles is now operational at the former Martin-Marietta aluminum smelter, an area that was previously an EPA-designated Superfund site.”
    News report · Dec. 2024 · grade C
  • Expansion buildings: 2
    “A second data center is expected to come online in 2026.”
    News report · Dec. 2024 · grade C
  • Site history: former Martin-Marietta aluminum smelter; EPA-designated Superfund site
    “A new data center facility at Google's third campus in The Dalles is now operational at the former Martin-Marietta aluminum smelter, an area that was previously an EPA-designated Superfund site.”
    News report · Dec. 2024 · grade C
  • Google-reported water consumption for its The Dalles facilities: 274.5M gallons in 2021, a different metric from the city-metered 355.1M gallons (see conflicts).
    “The figures show that the search giant consumed 274.5 million gallons (about 1.2 billion liters) of water during 2021 at its facilities in The Dalles alone.”
    News report · Dec. 2022 · grade C
  • City-metered water use for ALL Google The Dalles facilities (not this expansion alone), from records released under the Dec 2022 settlement: 355.1M gallons in 2021 (29% of the city's total), up from 113.1M in 2016. Serie
    “In 2021, the company's facilities consumed 355.1 million gallons of water, The Oregonian/OregonLive reports.”
    News report · Dec. 2022 · grade C
  • Google committed, in its water-stewardship statements relayed at the records release, to permanently transfer the smelter site's groundwater rights to the City at no cost, providing 100M+ additional gallons per year to t
    “transfer those water rights over to the utility in a way that benefits the entire community”
    News report · Dec. 2022 · grade C
  • Water rights: 3.9 MGD
    “Along with Google's purchase of the property several years ago, the company also acquired the locale's rights to 3.9 million gallons of water per day.”
    News report · Nov. 2021 · grade C
  • Site area: 74 acres
    “Google acquired a 74-acre plot of land belonging to Northwest Aluminum in 2016, where the local Fort Dalles Rodeo Association had held its summer events since 1975.”
    News report · 2016 · grade C

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