Amazon discloses that its data centers worldwide used 2.5 billion gallons of water last year, which the company says is an amount below the industry average and is tied to operational changes such as air cooling and greater use of recycled water. Multiple outlets describe the report as a first-of-its-kind disclosure from Amazon about data-center water consumption. The Wall Street Journal and other coverage say Amazon’s water use at sites it owns and operates falls 2% compared with 2024, even as the company expands its data-center footprint. Bloomberg adds a comparison figure, stating that the 2.5 billion gallons is about 5% of the amount metro Seattle consumes annually. Several reports note that the announcement comes amid growing public and regulatory scrutiny of the environmental impact of data centers and AI-related infrastructure, including concerns about water use and energy demands. The Verge also links the timing to local policy debate over data center growth, including a one-year moratorium enacted in Seattle. One outlet provides a separate litre-based framing, but the central figure reported by the sources remains the same.