Did you know that the average American uses almost 2,000 gallons of water a day? Water is an essential part of our daily lives, yet a lot of the water we use is wasted or used improperly. Take this water footprint calculator quiz to see where you use the most water. Every drop counts!
Written by Lauren Henry, class of 2014.
Photo credit: http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2013/09/03/arizona-irrigators-share-water-with-desert-river/
What does the figure look like broken out by industrial users of water, including power plants, and agricultural users of water who get massive subsidies for irrigation? And how would we know which drops count?