Google Signs Water Sustainability Agreement in North and South Carolina

Google has expanded a partnership with Arable to support water sustainability efforts across North and South Carolina which will see the deployment of Arable's in-field irrigation technology to hundreds of fields across the two states.

As part of the agreement, Google will provide funding for the deployment of the technology across 20,000 acres in both states, aiming to save more than 500 million gallons of water annually over an eight-year period.

"Supporting responsible and sustainable water use in agriculture is essential for the long-term health of ecosystems and communities," said Suzie Shin, data center sustainability programs manager at Google. "With data center campuses in both North Carolina and South Carolina, we're proud to build on our work with Arable to bring this solution to a region we have called home for nearly 20 years."

The project aims to directly support water sustainability in the Edisto-Santee River Basin in South Carolina and the Catawba and Pee Dee Basins in North Carolina. and to support Google's commitment to replenishing more water than it consumes by 2030. Most of the company's water use is tied to its data centers, which require significant amounts of water for cooling. In the US, the average hyperscale data center consumes around 550,000 gallons of water each day, which accounts for more than 200 million gallons annually.