By Meimei Xu
Publication Date: 2026-06-05 21:32:00
Google will spend $1 million on conservation work in a watershed in South Georgia near one of its data centers.
The donation, announced this week, is part of a $17 million commitment by Google to support seven waterway and infrastructure improvement projects nationwide.
In Georgia, the nonprofit Ducks Unlimited will be putting Google’s money toward the restoration of 35 acres of wetlands in the Flint River Wildlife Management Area.
Google has a data center nearby, in Douglas County.
Data centers often use a significant amount of water to cool computer servers, although the one in Douglas County uses recycled wastewater.
Google’s contribution announcement comes amid a backlash against data centers.
“U.S. data centers are using less than 1% of the water used to water Americans’ lawns,” Ben Townsend of Google said in an interview last week. “That doesn’t mean that folks’ fears about water should be dismissed,” said…
