Water Footprint. Your food electricity gas and home goods. A water footprint shows the extent of water use in relation to consumption by people.
Animal products especially like meat dairy and eggs all of which tend to require more water than fruits vegetables and beans have an even higher water footprint. It is not only measures the water we use from the tap but the hidden water used to produce our food energy clothes cars and other items. The water footprint of an individual community or business is defined as the total volume of fresh water used to produce the goods and services consumed by the individual or community or produced by the business.
A water footprint is an indicator that looks at both the direct and indirect water use of an individual business community city or country.
A cup of java according to researchers requires 140 litres of water to produce. The fresh water we use each day for drinking cooking showering washing dishes and clothes and gardening etc. The term water footprint is used to indicate the amount of fresh water that any given process or activity uses. A cup of java according to researchers requires 140 litres of water to produce.
