The two cities are working in partnership with global water technology company Xylem and Amazon to deploy Xylem Vue, an advanced software platform that applies data and analytics to detect leaks, cut water losses and improve residents' water supply. The projects are estimated to save upwards of 800 million liters of water a year in Mexico City and 560 million liters a year in Monterrey. In Mexico City, where 9 million people rely on the municipal water system, up to 40% of water can be lost from leakage before it ever reaches the tap.
To address this issue, the new technology manages pressure in real time, reducing leakage and adapting to demand without emphasizing the pipes, and proactively locating leaks, making it easier to fix them faster. By applying these solutions in partnership with Amazon and Xylem, Mexico City and Monterrey's utilities are making infrastructure investments go further, helping secure more affordable and reliable water for their communities. A recent report from Xylem and Global Water Intelligence found that smart water systems can reduce the cost of urban drought resilience by as much as 20%.
The partnership with Xylem is part of Amazon's broader water stewardship efforts. The new water projects are part of more than 30 water replenishment projects Amazon has announced globally which, once completed, are expected to return more than 14 billion liters of water each year. By working together, the two companies are showing how AI infrastructure can grow responsibly while also improving water security.
