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Tucson Water describes large‑quantity water user ordinance that would apply to big data‑center applicants
Summary
Tucson Water staff said the city adopted a large‑quantity water user ordinance in August 2025 that applies to any high water user (including data centers), triggers at a monthly threshold described in the meeting as '10,000 c c f a month' (~7.4M gallons), and requires conservation plans, recycled water use when possible, and offsets for large users.
Tucson Water staff explained the city's large‑quantity water user ordinance and how it would apply to large data‑center proposals.
"I'm John Kamik, director of, Tucson Water," the water director said, outlining how the ordinance — prepared quickly after staff found no internal restrictions for very large new users — is intended to protect local water supply by requiring review and conservation commitments for any development expected to use large volumes of water.
Scope: the ordinance applies to any large water user, not only data centers, and staff described it as covering industries such as food processing, manufacturing or…
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