BOLING — Amazon Data Services has registered a new $2 million water-related building as part of its Project Eagle development near Boling, according to a state filing posted Tuesday.
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing identifies the project as “Project Eagle Building M” and lists the facility name as “Auxiliary Water Building.”
The building would be located at 248 Eaglewood Road, the same address associated with Amazon’s previously registered Project Eagle buildings.
According to the registration, the project includes:
- Estimated construction cost: $2 million
- Scope of work: New water building
- Reported size: 189,060 square feet
- Listed construction start: Aug. 1, 2026
- Estimated completion: July 1, 2027
- Owner: Amazon Data Services Inc.
- Design firm: M. Arthur Gensler & Associates Inc.
The filing was registered Aug. 4, three days after its listed construction start date.
The registration does not describe the building’s equipment, water source or intended function beyond identifying it as an auxiliary water building. It also does not state how much water the facility could use, store or process.
The filing provides new confirmation that a water-related structure is planned at the Project Eagle site. Water has been a major issue surrounding the development as Amazon has pursued groundwater wells and participated in discussions about obtaining surface water through the Lower Colorado River Authority’s canal system.
The new TDLR registration does not say whether the auxiliary water building is connected to any of those plans.
The reported size of 189,060 square feet matches the square footage listed for each of the previously registered Project Eagle Buildings A through D. The new filing does not explain whether the auxiliary building will actually be the same size as those buildings.
What is an auxiliary water building?
An auxiliary water building generally supports a larger facility by housing equipment used to pump, circulate, store, filter or treat water. It could contain pumps, tanks, piping, controls or treatment equipment.
However, the state filing does not identify what equipment Amazon plans to install or whether the building will support cooling, storage, treatment or another function. The filing also does not establish that it will be a conventional water-treatment plant.
Each of Buildings A through D carries an estimated construction cost of $300 million. Together with the newly registered water building, Project Eagle filings now represent approximately $1.202 billion in estimated construction costs.
The project name “Building M” does not necessarily mean it is the 13th data center building. The registration does not identify Buildings E through L or explain Amazon’s naming system.
The TDLR form also places the project in a category involving public funds, public land or a federally funded roadway project. The registration does not specify which part of that category applies, and it does not identify a government funding source or amount.
The filing is an architectural-barriers registration and is not a water-use permit. Additional records would be needed to determine the building’s precise purpose, water source and planned capacity.
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