AI and data centers splash into the water engineering market

From resilient storage solutions to sustainable reuse operations, Black & Veatch Global Water Solutions Leader Donnie Ginn says are looking for answers to address industrial water needs.

Bob Crossen

May 20, 2025

Started during the BIden administration and continued during the Trump administration, the efforts to onshore or reshore silicon manufacturing and expand data center location across the U.S. are creating business for numerous business markets.

Often overlooked is the water component as these manufacturing processes and technologies require a lot of water, sometimes very pure water. Donnie Ginn, Black & Veatch executive vice president and global water solutions leader, explains how his engineering firm is meeting those water needs through utility water supply projects. From resilient storage solutions to sustainable reuse operations, the business opportunities in the water sector are clear.

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Bob Crossen

Bob Crossen is the editorial director for the Endeavor Business Media Water Group, which publishes WaterWorld, Wastewater Digest and Stormwater Solutions. Crossen graduated from Illinois State University in Dec. 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts in German and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. He worked for Campbell Publications, a weekly newspaper company in rural Illinois outside St. Louis for four years as a reporter and regional editor.