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DWR Website Features Online Calculators for Water Footprint

The Department of Water Resources' new "Water Footprint" website features two online calculators designed to help individuals and households determine how much water they use.

The Department of Water Resources' new Water Footprint webpage features two online calculators designed to help individuals and households determine how much water they use.

According to Water Plan e-news, the GRACE Communications Foundation developed a calculator that individuals and households can use to calculate their water footprint. The Water Footprint Network also has a calculator that estimates an individual’s personal water footprint.

The Department of Water explains on the new webpage that "water that comes from the faucet is only about one-tenth of the water that people use each day."

"The water footprint is the sum of the water used directly or indirectly to produce goods and services consumed by humanity. People use water for drinking, cooking and washing but even more is used for growing our food and for making our clothing, cars, or computers," the website says.

Gov. Jerry Brown on May 9 issued an executive order that makes some of the state's water conservation measures permanent. The order bans hosing off sidewalks and driveways, and using non-recirculated water in fountains, among other restrictions.