Veolia is working with Amazon to reduce data centre water use and advance water reuse in Amazon’s data centre operations in Mississippi, contributing to local water resilience while supporting Amazon’s goal to be water positive across its direct data centre operations by 2030.
The first facility is expected to be operational in 2027, making it the first Amazon data centre in Mississippi to use reclaimed water for cooling.
Veolia, world leader in water technologies, will deploy autonomous, innovative containerised treatment systems that will transform effluent from nearby wastewater treatment plants and other available sources into cooling water that meets the quality standards required for industrial cooling processes.
The project is expected to reuse more than 83 million gallons of potable water per year once fully operational, equivalent to the annual water use of approximately 760 US homes — estimated to be equivalent to the volume of water the data centre would otherwise draw from local groundwater and potable water supplies.
The modular, containerised design of Veolia’s water treatment systems enables scalable deployment, allowing it to replicate the solution at Amazon facilities around the world where conditions are suitable, working alongside its industrial and municipal clients.
This approach supports both partners’ ambition to advance responsible water stewardship and more sustainable data centres operations.
Veolia CEO, Estelle Brachlianoff, said this project is environmental security in action.
“By combining Veolia’s water expertise with Amazon’s AI technologies, we’re transforming data centres into engines of innovation for sustainability. This solution builds on our newly launched offering for data centres,” she said.
As part of its broader strategic collaboration, Amazon Web Services (AWS) will continue to support Veolia in developing AI-enhanced solutions to deliver real-time process optimisation, predictive maintenance, and operational intelligence — maximising efficiency and reducing resource consumption across Veolia’s global network of water treatment operations.
These capabilities will be hosted on Amazon infrastructure, leveraging the full suite of Amazon AI, machine learning, and generative AI technologies.
Amazon’s global water stewardship lead, Will Hewes, said through their collaborative work on AI applied to water treatment, Veolia will be able to further drive innovation and enhance the efficiency of on-site teams.
This will come from automated analytics, actionable recommendations, optimised inventory management, and streamlined maintenance.
“We’re pleased to join forces with Veolia to advance more sustainable water use strategies while helping it pioneer more efficient water treatment solutions for customers worldwide,” Hewes said.
Veolia, a global leader in environmental services, has 215,000 employees across five continents.