Tucson cuts off water for Project Blue, demands payback

In his letter Monday, Thomure also requested restitution, demanding the developers replace the 2 acre-feet of water used at the site.

“Not all heroes wear capes,” City Councilmember Kevin Dahl, a vocal critic of Project Blue, posted on Facebook along with the city manager’s letter.  

“We are delighted to see that the overwhelming community opposition to Project Blue has gotten even the city manager, who last summer was Beale’s champion, to revoke their water permit in such a strongly worded letter,” said No Desert Data Center coalition member Vivek Bharathan. “If they are in violation of dust control regulations, we expect the county and state to enforce those.”

Pima County managers did not respond immediately to a request for comment.