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Activity for Chapter 8: Water Supply, Use, and Management

Learning Target: To be able to know my water footprint and understand the connection
of water use, food, energy, and consumer products.

Instructions:

1. Visit https://www.watercalculator.org and click on the “Find your footprint” button.

Answer the following questions regarding your water use as honestly as possible.
(Note: For the question asking for your location, just click “Alabama” as a default
location.)
2. Take note of your result and answer the following questions:

Questions:

1. What is your water footprint?

Personal: 1,177_gallons/day
Household: 7,063_gallons/day

2. From which category (Indoor water, Outdoor water, or Virtual Water) did you use the
most?

Virtual Use

3. Now that you know your water footprint, how do you feel about it?

I feel a bit sad because I use too much water

4. What changes could you make to reduce your water footprint?

Reduce the water consumption by not letting the water flowing over a long time.