Second water right application for Kevin O’Leary’s Utah data center project withdrawn

Second water right application for Kevin O’Leary’s Utah data center project withdrawn

News ClipThe Salt Lake Tribune·Box Elder County, UT·5/27/2026

The owners of a water right in Box Elder County, intended for the Stratos Project data center backed by Kevin O'Leary, have withdrawn their second application. This withdrawal occurred less than a month after filing, marking a setback for the proposed data center in Utah.

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O'Leary Digital, the entity behind the proposed Stratos Project data center in Box Elder County, Utah, has withdrawn its second water right application. The application, filed less than a month prior, sought to transfer irrigation water for use by the data center project, which is famously backed by celebrity investor Kevin O'Leary. This marks the second instance of a water right application being canceled for the project.