TECHNICAL ISO/TR REPORT 14073 Second edition 2017-05 Environmental management Water footprint - Illustrative examples on how to apply IS0 14046 Managementenvironnemental-Empreinteeau-Exemples illustrant I'application deI'S014046 Reference number IS0/TR14073:2017(E) ISO @ISO2017 IS0/TR14073:2017(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT IS0 2017, Published in Switzerland All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying,or posting on the internet or an intranet, without prior written permission. Permission can be requested from either ISo at the address below or ISo's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Ch. de Blandonnet 8 . CP 401 CH-1214 Vernier, Geneva, Switzerland Tel. +41 22 749 01 11 Fax +41 22 749 09 47 [email protected] www.iso.org i IS02017-All rights reserved IS0/TR14073:2017(E) Contents Page Foreword ..vi Introduction. ..vi 1 Scope. 2 Normativereferences 3 Termsand definitions 4 Symbols and abbreviated terms 4.1 Symbols .1 4.2 Abbreviated terms ..2 5 Selectionofthetypeofwaterfootprintassessment .3 5.1 General .3 5.2 Choiceofthetypeofwaterfootprint study .6 6 Presentation of theexamples. 6.1 ExampleA-Waterfootprintinventoryoftwopowerplants .7 6.1.1 Goal and scope 6.1.2 Inventory. 6.1.3 Interpretation .8 6.2 ExampleB-Waterfootprintinventoryofricecultivation .8 6.2.1 Goalandscope .8 6.2.2 Inventory .9 6.3 ExampleC-Water scarcityfootprintofmunicipal watermanagement .12 6.3.1 Goal and scope. .12 6.3.2 ..12 Inventory 6.3.3 Impactassessment ..13 6.3.4 Interpretation .13 6.4 Example D-Water scarcityfootprint of rice cultivation (cradle-to-gate) ..14 6.4.1 Goal and scope .14 6.4.2 Inventory ..14 6.4.3 Impact assessment. .14 6.5 Example E-Water scarcity footprint of a textile with life cycle stages in different locations .15 Goal and scope .15 6.5.1 6.5.2 Inventory .15 6.5.3 Impact assessment. .16 6.5.4 Interpretation .16 6.6 Example F-Water scarcityfootprint of reservoir operation,reflecting seasonality .17 6.6.1 Goal and scope .17 6.6.2 Inventory .17 6.6.3 Impact assessment. ..17 6.6.4 Interpretation ..18 6.7 Example G-Water scarcityfootprint and wateravailabilityfootprint of ..18 packaging production 6.7.1 Goal and scope .18 6.7.2 Inventory .19 .19 6.7.3 Impact assessment 6.8 ExampleH-Water scarcityfootprintdifferentiated bysourceofwater 21 6.8.1 Goal and scope. .21 6.8.2 Inventory. 22 6.8.3 Impact assessment. .22 6.8.4 .22 Interpretation Example I - Variation of water scarcity by forest management and land use. 6.9 23 Goal and scope .23 6.9.1 6.9.2 Inventory .23 iii IS0 2017-All rights reserved