Water & Waste-water Management for Data Centers: The New Data Center Frontier

Welcome to a Womble Bond Dickinson podcast with Womble Data Center Team attorneys Of Counsel Barlow Keener and Partner Damian Georgino. They dissect how data center developers and investors are addressing the increasing significance and high-volume needs for resource-scarce water and waste water management in connection with data centers.  In today's digital economy, water has emerged as a strategic resource on par with power for data center operations. Water, once taken for granted by data center developers, is now taking center stage as an initial requirement for developers, investors, and owners/operators.  The emerging trend is for investors to fund in water (and including outsourcing assets and operations and management) for data centers just as they are investing in behind the meter power for data centers (i.e., distributed water).  Water, or the lack of it, is shaping the future of data centers in an increasingly water-conscious world and is now viewed through the lens of strategic sustainability and corporate environmental stewardship. Join Barlow and Damian as they examine innovative water solutions, regulatory hurdles, financing strategies, and sustainability initiatives transforming how data centers approach this essential resource. Whether you're a data center developer, infrastructure investor, technology executive, or sustainability professional, Womble’s Data Center Team can help deliver actionable perspectives on one of the most pressing issues facing the digital infrastructure landscape today.