Essay On My Water Footprint

After taking the water footprint calculator, I realized how much I contribute to the water use of the country. In terms of the water use in our homes, I exceeded that US average by 63, although, my water foot print is way below the US average in terms of diet, energy and stuff. This makes me feel a little better, knowing that I don’t overuse water however; I also realized that I could also help conserve water in my own little way or by just changing some of my lifestyle.
I was surprised to know that, even the little things such as usage of paper also use water. Actually, almost everything that I have and do, have utilized water at some point during production. This has made me further realize the importance of water in our lives. Almost everything needs water, that without water, things will not be how they used to be here on earth.
This exercise made me realize the things I do where I am wasteful of water especially our home consumption. I believe that most American will have the same water consumption as mine or way above what I have. If this is the scenario, then in a year, there is a huge amount of water being wasted by the daily American. It is high-time that citizens, like me, should change their attitude towards water usage and start being mindful of conserving water in every aspect of their life. Simple things could be done are to stop using the shower, instead use a basin, reduce those travels and stop being impulsive buyers especially on clothes which you do not use anyway.
For my part, I’ll be cautious in my water usage. Everything needs water, living or not. With the dwindling water resources that we have, every individual can extend the presence of fresh water just by doing away with things in our lives that are not important to our daily existence and I’m going to live with this in mind.