Beiel Infrastructure

Tucson data center water use approved with rules

The Arizona Department of Water Resources has approved two commercial well applications for the Houghton Road data center project, also known as Project Blue, in Tucson. The approval comes with specific rules, limiting water use to 96.5 acre-feet per year (approximately 31 million gallons) for purposes like drinking water, fire suppression, and dust control. Critics will be addressing the approved water usage.