A self-imposed timeline for the Stratos data center in Box Elder County has come and gone with few new details about the project. Despite the project receiving approval from Utah’s Military Installation Development Authority and the Box Elder County Commission, little information has been made public about factors that could have a major impact, including how much water the data center will use. It’s information Utahns have been waiting on for months. When KSL Investigators spoke with developer Kevin O’Leary on July 1, he said details about water demand would be included in a water permit application expected to be publicly available by the end of August. … [O'Leary Digital CEO Paul] Palandjian said the application will include detailed hydrological studies and engineering analysis for water treatment and recycling. … Palandjian said on Tuesday that it is complete, in final review, and will be submitted “shortly.”

Other data center water use and regulation news:

• Los Angeles Times: AI’s water consumption includes surging demand from electricity use
• Courthouse News: Arizona attorney general threatens lawsuit over south Phoenix data center
• The Arizona Republic (Phoenix): Gilbert residents could get new protections from data centers
• Native News Online: Q&A: Jonathan Nez on data centers, water rights, tribal sovereignty and Arizona’s economy
• The Salt Lake Tribune: Opinion: Utah law protects land and water for future generations. We can’t let data centers squander them.