North Port residents invited to participate in National Mayor’s Challenge for water conservation

 

 

North Port residents invited to participate in National Mayor’s Challenge for water conservation

Francesco Abbruzzino, The Uncensored Report, LLC

 

CITY OF NORTH PORT, FL – Mayor Barbara Langdon is joining mayors across the country who are asking residents to make a long-term commitment to reduce pollution and manage water resources more wisely. Residents can take a pledge committing to smart water use throughout the month of April at MyWaterPledge.com.  Residents who take the pledge have an opportunity to win over $50,000 in eco-friendly prizes from the Wyland Foundation. Other prizes include $3,000 toward their home utility payments, water saving fixtures and hundreds of other prizes.

 

The National Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation is presented by the Wyland Foundation, with support from the U.S EPA WaterSense, The Toro Company, Zenni Optical and National League of Cities.

 

“North Port is dedicated to water conservation, and we are looking into alternative water sources that may be able to serve our community in the future. As a two-time first-place winner in the Wyland Challenge, we know our residents also support our conservation efforts,” said Mayor Langdon. “From taking shorter showers, skipping a week of landscape watering, and even our year-round voluntary fertilizer ban, the citizens of North Port do their best to save water and reduce pollution to our waterways and groundwater resources. We hope our residents will rise to the occasion again and ‘Take the Pledge!’”

 

Last year, residents from over 2,000 cities in all 50 U.S. states pledged to reduce their annual consumption of freshwater by over 1 billion gallons, reduce waste sent to landfills by 35 million pounds, and prevent nearly 100,000 pounds of hazardous waste from entering our watersheds. The Challenge goes beyond short-term issues and looks at the ways our water use will affect the future of our communities — from how we manage our coasts, lakes and rivers to reducing polluted runoff.

 

To participate, residents can visit MyWaterPledge.com. Cities with the highest percentage of residents who take the challenge in their population category will be entered for a chance to win prizes. In addition, one school from each winning city will receive 100 pairs of Zenni Remakes eyeglasses that help reduce damage to eyes from prolonged exposure to blue light. Each pair is made from the recycled plastics equal to three discarded single-use plastic water bottles.

 

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