FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): A proposed artificial intelligence data center in Southern California is drawing increased scrutiny after developers sought access to Colorado River water despite earlier assurances that the project would rely exclusively on recycled wastewater.
According to reports from public broadcaster KPBS, Imperial Valley Computer Manufacturing (IVCM) is asking a court to force the Imperial Irrigation District to provide approximately 260 million gallons of water annually for a planned AI data center complex in California’s Imperial Valley. That amounts to roughly 750,000 gallons per day.
Earlier this year, project developer Sebastian Rucci said the facility would operate using reclaimed wastewater from nearby communities and would not draw from the Colorado River, a critical water source already under pressure from years of drought across the Southwest…