Those pushing for a controversial new AI data center in Chandler … have made big promises about how it would save the city water. … As Arizona approaches a water crisis — with dwindling groundwater supplies and looming cuts to its Colorado River allotment — the pitch sounded almost too good to be true. The final development agreement, which is up for a vote by the Chandler City Council on Thursday, tells a different story. Namely, the agreement and internal city emails obtained by Phoenix New Times via a public records request show that the data center development … could suck much more water out of Chandler’s pipes over the long run than is being used at the site currently.

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