A water removal system includes an absorption chiller system and a heat pump system. The absorption chiller system includes a generator section, a condenser section, an evaporator section and an absorber section all in fluid communication and which operate to circulate water as a first refrigerant therethrough. The heat pump system includes a heat pump compressor, a heat pump condenser and a heat pump evaporator all in fluid communication and which operate to circulate a second refrigerant therethrough. The heat pump evaporator is in heat exchange communication with at least one of the condenser section or the absorber section and is configured to evaporate the second refrigerant to transfer heat from the first refrigerant to the second refrigerant. The heat pump condenser is in heat exchange communication with the generator section and is configured to condense the second refrigerant to transfer heat from the second refrigerant to first refrigerant.