Volume of water treated over the lifetime of a product or system operated according to planned capacity.
Water Treatment Capacity of Product: Total (PD8586)
- Reporting Format Unit of Measure (PD1602)
- Metric Type Metric
- Metric Level Product/Service
- IRIS Metric Citation IRIS, 2021. Water Treatment Capacity of Product: Total (PD8586). v5.2.
Footnote
Organizations should footnote all assumptions used, as well as details on the type of water treated (e.g., wastewater).
Usage Guidance
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This metric is intended to capture the amount of water that could be treated by a product during its lifetime. For example, an organization might report the volume of water that a kinetic water-purifying bicycle can treat (organizations should footnote assumptions about trip time and the like when reporting the capacity of such a product).
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Organizations wishing to report the water-treatment capacity of all products sold during the reporting period should use Water Treatment Capacity of Products Sold (PD3523).
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Treating water aims to improve water’s quality to make it more acceptable for an end-use, such as drinking, industry, or safe return to the environment, by removing or reducing existing water contaminants.
Related metrics
This metric has 1 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 6.2
- SDG Target 6.3
- SDG Target 6.4
Sustainable Cities and Communities
- SDG Target 11.6
Responsible Consumption and Production
- SDG Target 12.2
- SDG Target 12.4
- SDG Target 12.6
Metric History
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June 2022 - IRIS v5.3 Released (current version)
Immaterial change. Minor revisions to definition and usage guidance for clarity.
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January 2020 - IRIS v5.1 Released
No change.
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May 2019 - IRIS v5.0 Released
No change.
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March 2016 - IRIS v4.0 Released
Material change. Water Treatment Capacity of Product: Total (PD8586) replaced Wastewater Treated Capacity of Product (PD8586). Metric name modified to increase clarity. Metric definition modified to increase applicability.
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March 2014 - IRIS v3.0 Released
Immaterial change. Wastewater Treated Capacity of Product (PD8586) replaced Water Treated (PD8586). Minor revision to metric name and definition language for clarity.
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November 2011 - IRIS v2.2 Released
No change.
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February 2011 - IRIS v2.1 Released
No change.
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September 2010 - IRIS v2.0 Released
Immaterial change. Water Treated (PD8586) replaced Water Treatment (EE21). IRIS ID / metric name changed due to framework upgrade. Minor revision to definition language for clarity.
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September 2009 - IRIS v1.0 Released
New metric. Water Treatment (EE21) was developed via the Original IRIS Working Group.