Introduction Empowering individuals Working together Operating sustainably Governance and engagement Appendix 2023 Environmental Repo爀琀 FIGURE 20 Global water replenishment project map This map shows all 38 water stewardship projects we’ve suppo爀琀ed as of the end of 2022, with highlights of speci昀椀c projects and pa爀琀nerships: CALIFORNIA UNITED KINGDOM We recently co-funded a pilot project to install water-saving We pa爀琀nered with the Bonneville Environmental Foundation to fund technology in three multi-family buildings in Los Angeles. The Thames21 to suppo爀琀 the creation of a system of wetlands that will intercept and 昀椀lter water at Chinbrook Meadows park before it enters technology takes aim at behind-the-scenes leaks, like malfunctioning the River Quaggy and the greater Thames River watershed, improving toilets, that are capable of leaking thousands of gallons of water in a water quality with the added bene昀椀ts of 昀氀ood protection, climate single day. The pilot is on track to save a total of 6.4 million gallons of adaptation, and recreation oppo爀琀unities. water a year in the L.A. watershed where we operate. We’re also funding work to bring this approach to pa爀琀s of San Francisco and New York City. INDIA ARIZONA We’re working with United Way of Hyderabad to restore the Su爀昀ace water diversions from the Colorado River make up the primary Mullakathuva Lake in no爀琀hwest Hyderabad, with CLEAN International source of irrigation water supply for the Colorado River Indian Tribes to reopen 20 wells across three cities, and with WaterAid to provide (CRIT) reservation and CRIT farms. We’re working with the Bonneville water, sanitation, and hygiene access to nearly 9,000 local residents Environmental Foundation to fund the CRIT to suppo爀琀 irrigation in Hyderabad communities. These projects not only suppo爀琀 our infrastructure e昀케ciency by lining a leaky ea爀琀hen irrigation canal— replenishment and water security goals, they also help strengthen reducing seepage loss and water diversion demands in the Colorado public health in the communities that make up an impo爀琀ant pa爀琀 of our River watershed. global workforce. MEXICO CHILE In Mexico City, Google pa爀琀nered with Isla Urbana to provide households Google pa爀琀nered with the Bonneville Environmental Foundation on two that don’t currently have reliable potable water connections to their initiatives to improve watershed health in Chile’s Maipo Basin. We provided homes with a source of easily accessible potable water via rainwater funding to our implementation pa爀琀ner, Kilimo, to scale up precision harvesting and potabilization systems. We also pa爀琀nered with irrigation using AI to suppo爀琀 increased agricultural productivity, maintain Pronatura to suppo爀琀 a comprehensive watershed study along with or improve natural pest control, protect groundwater and su爀昀ace water the implementation of multiple water management practices, resources, and reduce water demand across 260 hectares of farmland. including reforestation, the creation of a percolation pond to increase Google also suppo爀琀ed The Nature Conservancy’s e昀昀o爀琀s to monitor, groundwater in昀椀ltration, and restoration activities to improve soil health. Legend protect, and improve the management of the High Andean wetlands, which o昀昀er many climate and water resilience bene昀椀ts, as well as advocate for its large-scale protection. Land conservation and restoration (7 projects) Aquatic habitat restoration (11 projects) Water supply reliability (7 projects) Water quality (8 projects) Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) (5 projects) 53