Water quality and treatment infrastructure for industrial and AI growth
Corydon J. Coppola, CPESC, is Founder and President of OurWaters & OurSoils, bringing over 24 years of expertise in water quality, environmental infrastructure, and applied treatment technologies. He integrates engineered solutions with nature-based and watershed-scale strategies to enhance environmental performance.
Through OWOS, Coppola advances distributed water treatment infrastructure while embedding sustainable water management into expanding industrial and AI data center developments. His approach prioritizes practical implementation, measurable outcomes, and water's vital role in economic growth.
Water as the Foundational Infrastructure Layer for AI Data Center Planning
Drawing on more than 24 years in water quality, environmental infrastructure and applied treatment technologies, this session treats water as a first-order input to AI data center planning: pairing engineered treatment with nature-based and watershed-scale strategies, building distributed treatment into industrial and data center developments, and holding projects to practical, measurable outcomes.
- Identifying water-related constraints prior to data center site selection, development, and permitting
- Integrating stormwater management, industrial wastewater treatment, and cooling-water reuse systems into facility designs
- Establishing measurable, independently verifiable water stewardship, replenishment outcomes, and watershed protection strategies