Green Living Tips: What's Your Water Footprint?

If you climb to the top of the Center's 60-foot observation and gaze out over Lake Michigan, it may be hard to believe that we could ever run out of water. Yet, as the planet becomes more and more crowded and the competition for water from industry, fuel and food increases, we need to be concerned about water usage. 

Environmental educator Moya Mowbray took it upon herself to calculate her water footprint here. In doing so, she was reminded not only of the water we directly consume through drinking, showering, flushing, watering, and washing, but also through the products we buy, energy we use, and food we eat.

The online calculator uses data from the water footprint network, EPA, U.S. Geological Survey and other sources to estimate one's "water footprint."

Take a stab at calculating your own water footprint - you may be surprised!