ISO 14046:2014规定了与基于生命周期评估（LCA）的产品、过程和组织水足迹评估相关的原则、要求和指南。 ISO 14046:2014提供了将水足迹评估作为独立评估或更全面环境评估的一部分进行和报告的原则、要求和指南。 评估仅包括影响水质的空气和土壤排放物，而不是所有的空气和土壤排放物。 水足迹评估的结果是单一值或影响指标结果的概况。 尽管报告在ISO 14046:2014的范围内，但水足迹结果的传达（例如以标签或声明的形式）不在ISO 14046:2014的范围内。

ISO 14046:2014 specifies principles, requirements and guidelines related to water footprint assessment of products, processes and organizations based on life cycle assessment (LCA). ISO 14046:2014 provides principles, requirements and guidelines for conducting and reporting a water footprint assessment as a stand-alone assessment, or as part of a more comprehensive environmental assessment. Only air and soil emissions that impact water quality are included in the assessment, and not all air and soil emissions are included. The result of a water footprint assessment is a single value or a profile of impact indicator results. Whereas reporting is within the scope of ISO 14046:2014, communication of water footprint results, for example in the form of labels or declarations, is outside the scope of ISO 14046:2014.