Hermosa Beach is again in the running for the third Wyland Foundation Mayor’s challenge for Water Conservation. Last year Laguna Beach won the challenge, just barely beating the Hermosa Beach. The program encourages residents in all 50 states to conserve water, save energy and reduce pollution. Hermosa Beach is currently in the lead.
Last year 20,000 people from 1,000 cities made online pledges and vowed to save a total of 4.7 billion gallons of water over the next year—a potential savings of $11.6 million, a press release said. Residents also pledged to use less paper and use recyclable water bottles.
Last year’s grand prize winner from Laguna Beach won a Toyota Prius hybrid. Winning cities are determined by the number of residents who make the water-saving pledge in a zip code. So far the program has saved an estimated 133,000,000 gallons nationwide. Visit www.mywaterpledge.com to learn more. ER
