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A simple cost/benefit analysis of the proposed Project Blue data center(s?) would make it an obvious no-go. Some 75 jobs does not come close to balancing out the untold amount of water and electricity that will be consumed. For comparison, the University of Arizona employs a good 15,000 people with minor environmental impact. At the very least, if this data center goes through, the city and the county need to demand an open process (read: no NDAs), and a tough contract with clear, binding penalties for noncompliance. The key here is binding, as in ironclad. How many corporations have created extreme environmental damage and walked away leaving we taxpayers to foot the bill? But really, there is little that can be done if and when Tucson runs out of water. As with the several proposed mining projects in southern Arizona, the water issue alone should stop this project.