This article first appeared in the latest UpStream Newsletter from the Chester County-based Stroud Water Research Center.
In 2022, Amazon Web Services, a provider of on-demand cloud computing technology, announced its commitment to being water-positive by 2030, aiming to return more water to communities and the environment than it uses in its data center operations.
The following year, the $2 trillion subsidiary of the world’s largest online retailer announced its partnership with Stroud Water Research Center to help meet its goal.
Using a science-based approach that prioritizes ecosystem health in the restoration of streams, rivers, and watersheds, the Stroud Center will work with farmers and agricultural landowners in northern Virginia to improve cropland management and plant streamside forests.
Together, AWS and the Stroud Center will recharge groundwater resources and return more than 67 million gallons of clean water to underground aquifers each year — water that’s needed for communities, ecosystems, and businesses to thrive.
The decision for AWS to offset its water use through a replenishment project is about more than caring for fresh water and the people, animals, and plants that depend on that water.
It’s about sound business strategy that showcases innovation and long-term thinking.
A partnership with the Stroud Center gives corporate entities like AWS access to groundbreaking science and restoration to achieve water stewardship goals that align the interests of people, planet, and profit.
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Resource Link:
-- Stroud Water Research Center 2024 Annual Report
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