Veolia and Amazon Partner to Turn Treated Wastewater Into Cooling Water for Mississippi Data Centers Veolia and Amazon have announced a collaboration to develop a reclaimed water system for Amazon's data center operations in Mississippi, with the first facility expected to come online in 2027. The project will deploy Veolia's containerized water treatment technology to convert effluent from nearby wastewater treatment plants into cooling water, reducing the data centers' reliance on local groundwater and potable water supplies.

A First for Amazon in Mississippi

The facility set to open in 2027 will be the first Amazon data center in Mississippi to use reclaimed water for cooling purposes. Once fully operational, the system is expected to reuse more than 83 million gallons of potable water per year an amount the companies describe as equivalent to the annual water consumption of approximately 760 U.S. homes.

Veolia will deploy what it describes as autonomous, innovative containerized treatment systems that transform effluent from wastewater treatment plants and other available sources into cooling water meeting the quality standards required for industrial cooling processes. The modular design is intended to allow the solution to be replicated at Amazon facilities in other locations around the world where conditions are suitable. The announcement stated that the volume of reclaimed water is estimated to be equivalent to what the data center would otherwise draw from local groundwater and potable water supplies, framing the project as a contribution to water resilience for the surrounding community.

Supporting Amazon's 2030 Water Positive Goal

The collaboration is tied directly to Amazon's stated goal of being water positive in its direct data center operations by 2030.

That target means Amazon aims to return more water to communities than its operations consume. The Mississippi project is presented as a concrete step toward that commitment. The initiative also aligns with Veolia's own Green Up strategic program, which the company has described as centered on resource preservation, pollution control, and decarbonization.

Veolia's Chief Executive Officer Estelle Brachlianoff said the project represents what she called environmental security in action. "By combining Veolia's water expertise with Amazon's AI technologies, we're transforming data centers into engines of innovation for sustainability," she said in the announcement. Will Hewes, Amazon's Global Water Stewardship Lead, said the collaboration would allow Veolia to further drive innovation and enhance on-site team efficiency.

"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," he stated.

AI and Cloud Technologies Embedded in the Water Treatment Process

Beyond the physical infrastructure in Mississippi, the partnership extends into the application of artificial intelligence to water treatment operations. Amazon Web Services will support Veolia in developing AI-enhanced solutions designed to deliver real-time process optimization, predictive maintenance, and operational intelligence across Veolia's global network of water treatment operations. The capabilities will be hosted on Amazon infrastructure and will draw on Amazon's suite of AI, machine learning, and generative AI technologies.

According to the announcement, these tools are intended to enable automated analytics, actionable recommendations, optimized inventory management, and streamlined maintenance for Veolia's on-site teams. This AI collaboration is described as part of a broader strategic relationship between the two companies, distinct from but complementary to the physical water reuse work in Mississippi.

Part of Veolia's New Data Center Offering

The Mississippi project and the AI partnership both fall under a new Veolia product line called Data Center Resource 360, which the company has described as designed to optimize resource management for next-generation data centers. The announcement frames the offering as a response to the significant water and energy demands that large-scale data center infrastructure places on local communities and utilities.

The modular, containerized nature of Veolia's treatment systems is central to the commercial logic of the offering. Because the systems can be deployed at scale and replicated across different geographies, Veolia and Amazon have indicated they intend to work alongside industrial and municipal clients in other regions to extend the model where local conditions permit. Veolia, headquartered in France and listed on the Paris Euronext under the ticker VIE, reported consolidated revenue of 44.4 billion euros in 2025 and employs approximately 215,000 people across five continents.

The company served 110 million people with drinking water and 97 million with sanitation services that year, according to its own figures. Amazon Web Services is the cloud computing division of Amazon and provides infrastructure and AI services to organizations across industries globally.