1. Using your water log (and average water use from the days you logged), calculate what your average water use per year might be.
My average water use per year would probably be around 5,292,500. I think that that is very high. It is more than 5 million liters!
2. What is your estimated water footprint as found using the water calculator on www.waterfootprint.org? (Express in both cubic meters per year and liters per year) Does this surprise you in any way? Why?
My estimated water footprint per year was calculated to be 1,776 cubic meters per year or 1,776,000. This surprises me becuase if we consume food everyday water goes into that. I did however realize that in our water logs, our ¨hidden¨water use would probably be the highest catogory. This means that my average was probably off because off all the hidden water use that was missing. Very surprising!
3. Think about your average per year from #1 and your estimated water footprint from #2. Which one is greater? Why? How big an impact does “hidden” water use seem to have on your overall water use?