Volume of potable water provided over the lifetime of a product or system operated according to planned capacity.
Water Provision Capacity of Product: Potable (PD6929)
- Reporting Format Unit of Measure (PD1602)
- Metric Type Submetric
- Metric Level Product/Service
- IRIS Metric Citation IRIS, 2021. Water Provision Capacity of Product: Potable (PD6929). v5.2.
Footnote
Organizations should footnote all assumptions used.
Usage Guidance
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This metric is intended to capture the amount of potable water that a product could produce or provide during its lifetime. For example, an organization that sells home water pumps might report the amount of drinking water provided to the end user over a pump’s lifetime.
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Potable water is safe enough for human consumption or use for domestic purposes, drinking, cooking, and personal hygiene with low risk of immediate or long-term harm.
Related metrics
This is a submetric of Water Provision Capacity of Product: Total (PD6052), which has 0 other related submetrics.
Impact Categories & Themes
SDG Goals & Targets
No Poverty
- SDG Target 1.4
Good Health and Well-being
- SDG Target 3.9
Clean Water and Sanitation
- SDG Target 6.1
- SDG Target 6.2
- SDG Target 6.4
Sustainable Cities and Communities
- SDG Target 11.6