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Where was Amazon planning to build the data center?
Data Center Knowledge reported on March 21, 2017, that Amazon planned the project in Umatilla County, near the company’s existing Eastern Oregon facilities in Boardman and at the McNary industrial park outside the city of Umatilla. The four-building park was proposed for 120 acres. The report did not establish a final address or confirm that construction began. Data Center Knowledge’s 2017 report described the project as a plan awaiting a land-use decision.
In that same account, a third Boardman location was under consideration but had not been filed. The story said Amazon had begun expanding its Columbia River footprint through Vadata in 2011. These details describe the company’s activity as reported in 2017, not its present-day Oregon footprint.
Why was it called Amazon’s “ninth” Oregon data center?
The headline’s “ninth” referred to the number of Amazon data centers already built or under construction along the Columbia River, according to the 2017 report. It should not be read as a verified count of all Amazon facilities in Oregon today. The available reporting does not establish a current statewide total.
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Was the Umatilla County project approved or built?
That outcome is not established by the available sources. In March 2017, the county still needed to rezone the land from farming to light industrial use, and a public hearing was scheduled before the Umatilla County Board of Commissioners. A proposed rezoning and scheduled hearing are not proof of approval, construction, or operation.
A separate Oregon data center shows why facility-specific evidence matters. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality says Amazon Data Services’ PDX-4 in Boardman has operated since 2013. Its page records 98 emergency engine-generator sets installed and says the facility’s Cleaner Air Oregon risk assessment was approved on December 17, 2025. Those facts concern PDX-4; they do not establish what happened to the 2017 Umatilla County proposal. Oregon DEQ’s PDX-4 facility page
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How did the proposal address power and water?
The 2017 report said high-voltage power lines connected to a neighboring generation plant would serve the proposed facilities. It also said Vadata had signed a letter of intent to use the regional water system and agreed to pay for any improvements needed. These were reported plans, not confirmation of the eventual site design, utility contracts, or current arrangements.
For broader context—not a measure of this proposed site—Amazon said in a September 20, 2026 account that its Oregon data-center operations used approximately 284 million gallons of water in 2024. The figure is company-reported and covers Oregon operations, not the Umatilla proposal specifically. Amazon’s account also describes water infrastructure and replenishment projects; those descriptions are the company’s own, not an independent evaluation. Amazon’s Oregon water account
What is Oregon’s current policy context?
On September 8, 2026, the Oregon Governor’s Office announced a pause on unapproved requests involving easements, rights-of-way, leases, rentals, land-use permits, or sales or transfers of state-owned property for data-center projects. The pause was set to remain through July 1, 2027, or until statewide action directed otherwise. It concerns state-owned property and does not determine the status of a separate county proposal reported in 2017. Oregon Governor’s Office announcement
Oregon’s Data Center Advisory Committee says public comment on its preliminary learnings and questions document is open until 5 p.m. on October 24, 2026. That is a time-sensitive statewide policy process, not a project-status update for Umatilla County. Oregon Data Center Advisory Committee
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Is this the same as Amazon’s Eugene project?
No. Eugene’s official FAQ describes Amazon’s west Eugene project as a distribution center and explicitly says it is not a data center. The city reported that permits had been issued by June 18, 2026. It is a separate project and should not be confused with the 2017 Umatilla County data-center proposal. City of Eugene project FAQ
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