As artificial intelligence drives the data center construction boom, building one in Denver is poised to get more complicated after Mayor Mike Johnston and members of the Denver City Council announced plans to impose a moratorium on new facilities. Under the plan, the city will review additional data-center-specific regulations targeting “responsible land, energy, and water use.” … “These (data center) projects present new and complex issues that argue for better alignment between Colorado’s economic development, energy, and water strategies, particularly given the obvious impacts of water scarcity in our region driven by climate change,” Denver Water CEO and Manager Alan Salazar said in a statement to The Denver Gazette.

Other data center water use news:

• The Independent (U.K.): Should I worry about how much water my AI chatbot conversations are using?
• Reuters: Commentary: Big Tech will only partly dissolve AI water risk