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(13 News) &#8211; On May 13, the Pima County Department of Environmental Quality served Ames Construction with a Notice of Violation for violating its fugitive dust permit.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=271\">Man accused of setting fire outside Trump Store in Tombstone<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ames Construction was hired by Beale Infrastructure to help build the data center, Project Blue. <\/p>\n<p>The citation came after inspections of the Project Blue worksite on May 8 and 11. <\/p>\n<p>The County inspector said Ames failed to use proper dust mitigation practices which resulted in visible dust emissions.<\/p>\n<p><b>REVIOUS COVERAGE<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><i><u><b>Pima County Board of Supervisors approve land deal for \u2018Project Blue\u2019 data center<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><i><u><b>Project Blue spurs possible change in Pima County policy<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><i><u><b>Project Blue heads to Tucson City Council<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><i><u><b>Emotions run high in public meeting held by City of Tucson over Project Blue<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><i><u><b>Disclosing data center client Amazon might have violated NDA<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><i><u><b>City of Tucson sets additional community meetings for Project Blue<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><i><u><b>Tensions rise during second community meeting on Project Blue<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><i><u><b>Tucson City Council votes to end Project Blue<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><i><u><b>Project Blue Rejected: Deep dive into \u2018hyperscale\u2019 data centers<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><i><u><b>Lessons learned from Project Blue<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><i><u><b>Tucson leaders look to improve construction jobs following dismissal of Project Blue<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><i><u><b>Project Blue may not be dead as TEP files plan with ACC<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><i><u><b>Project Blue process prompts changes by Pima Board of Supervisors<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><i><u><b>Project Blue moves forward with new water-saving design<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><i><u><b>Opposition turns attention to TEP<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><i><u><b>Protestors try to stop Project Blue land sale<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><i><u><b>Project Blue shifts to renewable energy, but opposition remains<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><i><b>Amazon pulls out of embattled Project Blue<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><i><u><b>Board of Supervisors vote to move ahead with project<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><i><u><b>Project Blue energy agreement challenged by AZ Attorney General<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><i><u><b>TEP: Study shows public power would not lead to lower rates<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><i><u><b>Construction begins on first hyper-scale data center in Pima County<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><i><u><b>City leaders blast Beale Infrastructure over water use by Project Blue subcontractor<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>PCDEQ said Ames has until May 17 to respond to the notice, must immediately comply, and must have water onsite to help mitigate the dust. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=269\">Suspect reaches plea deal after man shot to death near Park, Drexel in Tucson<\/a><\/p>\n<p>State law allows for fines up to $10,000 a day, per violation of the permit. <\/p>\n<p>This citation comes following other controversies with the Project Blue site.<\/p>\n<p>Most recently, the City of Tucson cut off the site\u2019s water supply, claiming the Project Blue subcontractor had been misusing it. <\/p>\n<p>The city has been vocal about not wanting anything to do with the data center, and it has been largely opposed by the public.<\/p>\n<p>Are you 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