You know your carbon footprint, now find your water footprint
The water calculator is a great way to see, on average, how much water you use per year in comparison to the rest of the country. A few caveats, though:
a) The "quick" calculator option is fairly limiting and could have a high margin of error. For instance, because I entered "female" and "vegetarian" (no vegan option) into the system, the calculator assumed that, because I don't eat meat, I eat a comparatively higher amount of dairy and "cereal" (I think they mean carbs in general), which isn't true. Best to go with the "extended" version.
b)The site only allows you to enter your food consumption in kilograms, so if you're like me and don't know offhand how many kilograms of fruit you eat per week, convert it to pounds.
Again, as a warning, I'm not sure how accurate this is - but I'm somehow confident that our readers will be sure to let us know! The site does have some interesting stats and studies, which are worth checking out.
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