At BTL, we like to stay immersed in drought water conservation and collection efforts across the global. With a number of areas of the world in drought, we’re interested to see how these different areas try to collect the water they do have access to and how it affects their major industries. Throughout the world, drought has sparked the push for water conservation. For example, we recently read about how a seven-year-long drought has prompted growers in Northern Chile to find new ways to retain and conserve water.
Drought Water Conservation - Water Footprint Strategy
In an effort to beat dry conditions in Chile, drought water conservation comes as a high priority. Because measuring the water footprint is the first step towards reaching efficiency, Chile has gotten extra detailed about the breakdown. Breaking the footprint down into more detailed components allows a better understanding of how water is sourced and cycled through the system.- Green - measures the levels of precipitation
- Blue - measures the levels of surface and groundwater
- Grey - measures the water that is cycled through communities and wastewater facilities