Hualapai Tribal Council passes opposition resolution to data centers
The Hualapai Tribal Council passed a resolution opposing the development of hyperscale data centers within the Hualapai Reservation. Citing critical water shortages in the Colorado River Basin, the council believes these facilities pose a severe threat to the Tribe's sacred water, lands, environment, and way of life.
The Hualapai Tribal Council has passed a resolution to oppose the development of hyperscale data centers within the Hualapai Reservation. The council views the rapid expansion of these facilities, which support generative AI systems, as a severe threat to the Tribe's sacred water, lands, environment, and traditional way of life.
A primary concern cited by the council is the critical water shortages currently affecting the Colorado River Basin. They argue that the region cannot sustain another water-intensive industry, noting that a single hyperscale facility can consume hundreds of millions of gallons of water annually. The tribe emphasizes that any data center built on the reservation would directly deplete surface and groundwater sources that feed the Colorado River and its tributaries.