Water is essential for our planet, and its responsible management is crucial for the data center industry. As demand for data and AI grows, so does the need for sustainable operations. EdgeConneX is turning ambitious water stewardship goals into a transparent, actionable strategy through a powerful partnership with Waterplan.
With over 80 data centers across five continents, we are committed to achieving water neutrality by 2030. While 92% of our portfolio already uses dry or no-water cooling, residual potable water is still consumed. To help address this, we leverage Waterplan’s AI-driven dashboard to manage its global water portfolio, track Volumetric Water Benefit (VWB) projects, and ensure every initiative is measurable and auditable. This transforms water stewardship from a concept into a data-driven capability.
Our first major initiative, California’s Central Valley Water Replenishment and Ecosystem Revitalization Project, demonstrates the model’s success. It replenishes 2.61 million gallons of water annually, offsetting the Silicon Valley campus’s residual cooling footprint.
As Vice President Real Estate and Sustainability Team lead, Andrew Brodeur notes, Waterplan’s AI provides “unparalleled insights” to prioritize impactful projects.
The platform, praised by Sr. Manager, Environmental Sustainability and Compliance Haley Willis Chittick, integrates a comprehensive water-risk assessment to generate customized mitigation paths, ensuring we’re making real, local impacts.
This partnership provides a scalable playbook for global water stewardship. The Waterplan platform serves as a single source of truth, offering:
- Audit-ready documentation aligned with CDP and WRI frameworks.
- Centralized management of VWB projects and financial data.
- Advanced analytics to compare impact-per-dollar and identify new opportunities.
Discover how EdgeConneX is building water-resilient data centers worldwide and creating a repeatable model for sustainable growth.
Download the case study to learn more: https://www.edgeconnex.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Waterplan-Case-Study-FINAL.pdf
Watch this drone video of our Hidden Valley Ranch project situated along California’s San Joaquin River in the San Joaquin Valley. The project, in conjunction with River Partners, involves bringing life back to the property and river, California’s second largest, by planting nearly 80,000 native trees and plants, creating habitat for endangered species like salmon and monarchs, and conserving water in one of the nation’s most water-stressed regions.
This is what it looks like when innovation meets restoration — because building a more vibrant future depends on revitalizing the world around us.