Data Center Water

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Data Center Water

Delivering water management solutions so our clients can focus on building and operating reliable and sustainable data centers

Water supply and wastewater discharge are critical factors in siting and operating large data centers. Hyperscale data centers require large cooling infrastructure to remove heat. Evaporative cooling systems  can require millions of gallons per day of a reliable water supply, while also continuously producing a concentrated blowdown that requires treatment and discharge, or reuse. Data center water strategies and infrastructure have a significant effect on facility cost, reliability, and vulnerability.

BC collaborates with our clients on these crucial elements throughout the project lifecycle, from site selection through long-term operations. Early engagement can lead to greater opportunity for the development of water and wastewater management strategies that minimize financial, operational, and reputational risks. This approach empowers clients to be more competitive and better meet their reliability and sustainability commitments to customers.

We implement smart water management strategies that minimize the water footprint, reduce total costs of ownership, and reduce the risk profile of your investment and operations.

Awards

  • 2021

    National Safety Council, Perfect Record Award

  • 2021

    National Safety Council, Occupational Excellence Achievement

  • 2021

    Disability Equality Index, Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion

Water Management Planning

Identifying and evaluating supply alternatives, analyzing risks and opportunities, and forecasting short and long-term impacts to improve cost certainty and resilience

Design and Design-Build

Design for design-build, owner advisor, and full-service provider, taking sole responsibility for project delivery from concept through start-up

Sustainability

Creating roadmaps and prioritizing actions to advance water stewardship goals that focus replenishment investment on the greatest impact and measurable progress towards sustainability commitments

Water Management Planning

Identifying and evaluating supply alternatives, analyzing risks and opportunities, and forecasting short and long-term impacts to improve cost certainty and resilience

Design and Design-Build

Design for design-build, owner advisor, and full-service provider, taking sole responsibility for project delivery from concept through start-up

Sustainability

Creating roadmaps and prioritizing actions to advance water stewardship goals that focus replenishment investment on the greatest impact and measurable progress towards sustainability commitments

Accelerating water stewardship

A framework to support sustainability decisions and water replenishment goals

Leading data center companies are proactively accelerating their water stewardship commitments. To develop a strategy to prioritize projects and achieve your water replenishment goals, it’s critical to understand the risks, benefits, and ROI of each decision. BC’s Water Replenishment Prioritization approach provides a data-driven framework to strategically advance your replenishment goals through a robust pipeline of prioritized investment opportunities.

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“Water is critically important to our data center clients’ operations and it is equally important to Brown and Caldwell–it’s what we do. Leveraging our expertise in the water sector, we are focused on coordinating creative water plans, de-risking the risky, and connecting the dots between supply strategy and sustainability commitments.”

Thomas Steinwinder
Director

Connect
“Water is critically important to our data center clients’ operations and it is equally important to Brown and Caldwell–it’s what we do. Leveraging our expertise in the water sector, we are focused on coordinating creative water plans, de-risking the risky, and connecting the dots between supply strategy and sustainability commitments.”

Thomas Steinwinder
Director

Connect

A network of experts to help you do more

From helping to site and design to innovative water treatment solutions, BC’s team of experts is adept at navigating environmental regulations, leveraging data and automation technologies to save resources, and 1Water solutions for a holistic approach to data center water and wastewater. Let our team of experts help you to make the most of your hyperscale data center, campus data center, or future data center water and wastewater.
Compliance and Permitting Services
Data Analytics and Automation
Holistic 1Water Solutions

Related News

December 30, 2019

Data Center Water: Complexity with Hyperscale

Water Technology article by BC's Thomas Steinwinder and Carla De Las Casas discusses why water and wastewater treatment is a critical factor in siting and operating large data centers

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