Four Va. counties will pump almost 20 million gallons of water a day to Amazon. Cause for concern?

By: Eric Bonds, Braderick Hatch Jr., Fiona Steffens

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: June 19, 2026

Words: 1,046

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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How you look at something – the frame you use and your perspective – often influences what you see.

This holds true with the issue of data centers and water use. Amazon recently reported that it withdrew a total of 2.5 billion gallons of water for data center cooling operations in 2025. That seems like a lot of water.

But Amazon also points out that Americans used 3.3 trillion gallons of water that …

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