Murray Bishoff/Special to the Cassville DemocratSusie Crutchfield, with the Socially Responsible Agriculture Project speaks at the public meeting on July 19 at the Scott Regional Technology Center in Monett. As Maxine Gill with the Missouri Coalition for the Environment noted, the Clean Water Commission oversees sludge and industrial agriculture operations. Harris noted Missouri laws only apply to surface distribution of waste material. Both seep into the water table and risk widespread contamination of public water sources. While land purchased by data centers sells for 20% above normal prices, land within three miles of a data center drops in value by 20%.