City leaders in Tucson will discuss an amendment to the city code that would restrict how data centers can operate.
Local officials will address the item during their study session Tuesday.
Mayor Regina Romero and City Council members asked city officials to put together a draft amendment after voting to block Project Blue last year. That’s the data center proposed for a 290-acre stretch of Tucson’s southeast side that would have used millions of gallons of city water.
The draft amendment is one of several steps the city has taken to regulate large-scale water use and other data center needs in response to intense public scrutiny over the Project Blue proposal.
Officials have also held a series of public meetings and a survey for public comment closed at the end of last month. The amendment proposes a formal definition of what a data center is and requires them to demonstrate an adequate water supply and other regulations.
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