Volume of water treated to become potable over the lifetime of a product or system operated according to planned capacity.
Water Treatment Capacity of Product: Potable (PD5087)
- Reporting Format Unit of Measure (PD1602)
- Metric Type Submetric
- Metric Level Product/Service
- IRIS Metric Citation IRIS, 2021. Water Treatment Capacity of Product: Potable (PD5087). 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 to become potable by a product during its lifetime.
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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 is a submetric of Water Treatment Capacity of Product: Total (PD8586), 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 6.3
- 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 2025 - IRIS+ v5.3b Released (current version)
No change.
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December 2024 - IRIS+ v5.3a Released
No change.
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June 2022 - IRIS+ v5.3 Released
Immaterial change. Minor revisions to definition and usage guidance for clarity.
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May 2021 - IRIS+ v5.2 Released
No change.
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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
New metric. Water Treatment Capacity of Product: Potable (PD5087) was developed via the IRIS Taxonomy Group.