# AI data centers face backlash over water use in Arizona

> Original title: AI has come for Arizona’s water

- Source: The Verge · AI
- Published: 2026-10-29T10:00:04.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/aekg1gddzgutzgw9xqyjx0qii
- Original: https://www.theverge.com/cs/features/1016650/arizona-water-data-center-tsmc

## Summary

Arizona has welcomed TSMC's chip plant, which uses about 4.75 million gallons of water a day, while new hyperscale data center projects face mass opposition. The article reports that residents across the state are fighting proposals such as Beale Infrastructure's 600-megawatt Project Blue in Tucson, with water scarcity at the center of the dispute.