Colorado City, Texas
A $10 million commitment to Colorado City’s water infrastructure
Together with Cipher Digital and Anthropic, we’re committing $10 million to water infrastructure improvements identified by Colorado City’s leaders.
Colorado City, Texas, has faced recurring water outages caused by aging infrastructure and severe weather. In July, storm damage at the city’s well pump station left residents without reliable water for four days. We asked local leaders a simple question: How can we help?
They identified the improvements their system needed, ranging from pumps to valves to storage, and gave us the cost: $10 million.
Together with Cipher Digital and Anthropic, we’re funding all of it.
The contribution will support the nearest neighbor to our Barber Lake campus. That campus doesn’t use a drop of municipal water - never has, never will. We pump and filter brackish water on-site. But we’re helping where we can, because we can, with our partners. Fluidstack builds and operates the infrastructure that powers frontier AI. Cipher Digital develops and operates industrial-scale data centers. Anthropic develops Claude and researches how to make AI systems reliable, interpretable and steerable. Our partnership in Colorado City extends to investing in the infrastructure residents depend on every day.
Local and state officials chimed in with support. “This donation for Colorado City's water infrastructure will strengthen the region's water future while demonstrating a commitment to the Texans who call this community home,” said Texas Speaker of the House Dustin Burrows, whose district includes Colorado City.
Funding the city’s priorities
The Colorado City Water Infrastructure Foundation will manage the contribution in partnership with local leaders. Funded exclusively by our three companies, the nonprofit will coordinate with the City Council under Mayor Ruben Hurt, City Manager Donna Madrid and the city’s contracted engineers.
“When we welcomed these companies to our community, they told us they would be good neighbors,” said Mayor Hurt. “This $10 million contribution for critical repairs to our local water system demonstrates they meant every word.”
An independent water supply for Barber Lake
Barber Lake uses its own on-site supply of brackish, non-potable water, which it pumps and filters. It draws no municipal water. Every improvement funded through the foundation will directly and exclusively benefit Colorado City residents.
The facility complies with Governor Abbott’s directives to safeguard resources and protect ratepayers, with transparency into power and water use. It will have no impact on local drinking water sources or residential utility bills.
We’re building our presence in Texas with a commitment to local partnership. In Colorado City, that means backing the city’s plans with funding for a water system its residents can depend on.