Cayuga Operating Company has applied to renew a SPDES Permit from the DEC, which gives them the ability to discharge water used for equipment cooling back into Cayuga Lake, along with monitoring of stormwater discharge. TeraWulf, an energy infrastructure company and parent company of Cayuga Operating Company, has stated publicly that they will not be using lake water to cool their proposed A.I. data center in Lansing, NY. The application contains multiple inaccuracies, including data that suggests water is currently being discharged from the decommissioned coal plant. Additionally, the application fails to mention the monitoring of devastating pollutants like thallium, PFAS, and heavy metals that could be allowed to enter the lake ecosystem from existing coal ash and landfill areas of the site and e-waste disposal. Tell the DEC that the applicant’s draft permit must be significantly and honestly revised, and that accurate and truthful applications are paramount.