A makeshift space colony assembled to house refugees from the wars of the Universal Century. Sweetwater is constructed from one open and one closed colony, haphazardly bolted together. This decrepit refugee camp, located outside the stable orbits that house the other space colonies, is often overlooked by the Earth Federation and thus serves as a breeding ground for underground resistance movements like Char Aznable's Neo Zeon. A colony named Sweetwater also serves as a base for the AEUG resistance movement during the Gryps Conflict. However, it is unclear whether this is the same colony as the one used by Char's Neo Zeon. [ Char's Counterattack