Amazon wants to help the Colorado River, but we still don’t know how much water the company uses

<figure> <img alt="An illustration of the Amazon logo on the top of a building." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/13443464/acastro_181114_1777_amazon_hq2_0004.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Amazon plans to spend $20 million on water conservation projects along the Colorado River, a crucial but dwindling water supply for 40 million people in the Western US. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The initiative comes as Amazon and other tech companies face mounting scrutiny over how much water their data centers use. Amazon has a goal of becoming water positive - replenishing more water than it uses - by the end of the decade. It recently disclosed some information about its water use, but we still have an incomplete picture of the company's impact as a whole.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Amazon <a href="https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/sustainability/amazon-investment-colorado-river-water-conservation">announced</a> the launch of a Colorado River Basin Collaborative today, with a mission to "create one o …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/998539/amazon-data-center-water-conservation-colorado-river">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>