- Nevada and Arizona rely on the Colorado River system for their water supply.
- Arizona's water supply, which relies on the Colorado River, is facing new pressures as the focus shifts to large-scale data facilities.
Amazon data centers are demanding water from the Colorado River.
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Updated Sep 21
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What happened
Amazon data centers are demanding water from the Colorado River.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
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Colorado River
major river in the western United States and Mexico
- Arizona and Nevada face severe water cuts due to deadlock over the Colorado River's impact on Lake Powell and Lake Mead.
- The Glen Canyon Dam operations are facing a critical juncture regarding the survival of the Humpback Chub, balancing ecological flow requirements against the demands of the Colorado River Basin and climate change.
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Amazon
American multinational technology company
Related events
- Data centers operated by Meta, Amazon, and Google are affecting local water supply and quality of life in Arizona.
- Amazon has committed funding to support the conservation of the Colorado River, advised by Michael Cohen.
- IEA released estimates on data center water consumption, with commentary from experts like Eric Masanet.
- Amazon and Aldi are involved in a basin fund alongside the Lower Basin states facing mandatory water cuts due to resource depletion.
- Amazon is involved in competing data center proposals that are currently under review in West Richland.