More data centers may be built in the Tucson area as well as the controversial Project Blue. … But just like Project Blue, these projects are also raising still-unanswered questions about their projected energy and water use — and facing opposition from many of the same activists who have fought Project Blue. … If the Davis-Monthan data center requires the drilling of new wells for its water supply, the Arizona Department of Water Resources will require that the center operator demonstrate its water use won’t cause significant declines in any neighboring wells.

Other data center water use news:

• Wyoming Public Media: How one data center being built in Cheyenne sees their role
• Data Centre Magazine: Ecolab warns AI data centres face rising water challenge
• CounterPunch: Blog: Draining practices — Amazon, water consumption and data centers