Community Corner
City of Lynwood Enters 2014 National Mayor's Challenge for Water Conservation
Two words: Conserve Water! While these are two words that everyone should live by, within the month of April and months following, the City of Lynwood and its Mayor will be asking residents, students, schools, businesses and everyone in between to step up their water conservation efforts as they’ve entered the City of Lynwood in the National Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation.
As part of its Healthy Cities Initiative, the City of Lynwood has renewed its commitment to sustainability by signing up to be a part of the Wyland Foundation’s and Toyota’s National Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation. The third annual Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation takes place from April 1 through April 30 and is a friendly, community-based competition between Cities across the nation to see what City can be the most “water wise.”
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Lynwood Mayor Aide Castro is joining hundreds of Mayors across the country in asking residents to make the same commitment. “Over the last 7 years, the City of Lynwood has been working very hard to make sure that we can call ourselves a Healthy City,” she said. “In joining and winning this National Challenge to Conserve Water, the City of Lynwood can show the rest of the country that a little City on the West Coast can make a big difference in the Nation’s current water conservation efforts. We are right in the middle of one of the worst droughts in the history of California, so it is our duty to make an impact not just for our country but for our state and for ourselves. If we don’t do this – if we don’t all do this – we are going to have to start paying more for our water in the near future and that’s something that none of us are going to like. This Challenge can be our way of taking a proactive approach to save water and in the long run, save money. Let’s start treating water like the precious resource that it is and let’s win this challenge. We can do it.”
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There are currently 36 states across the country facing water shortages this year – including California. From this week forward, Lynwood, CA inhabitants are being asked to conserve as much water as possible by turning off the water while brushing their teeth, turning off the water while washing the dishes, using a bucket or low-flow shut off spray nozzle to wash their cars, use a broom instead of a hose to sweep their driveways, wash only full loads of laundry and install low-flow showerheads throughout their households. Together, the City of Lynwood can win this Challenge.
With the support from private and public partners, Mayors nationwide will challenge their residents to conserve water, energy, and other natural resources on behalf of their City through a series of informative, easy-to-use online pledges.
From April 1, 2014 through April 30, residents will go online to www.mywaterpledge.com, enter their City name, and then make online pledges to conserve water, save energy and reduce pollution on behalf of their City. In addition to individual reductions in water consumption, energy use, and pollution, residents can save money, help their City meet conservation goals – and earn a chance to win any of hundreds of great prizes, including a Toyota Prius Plug-in, home irrigation kits, home improvement store gift cards and more. Winning Cities are the Cities with the highest percentage of residents participating in the challenge. Additionally, residents from the winning Cities will be entered to win thousands of dollars in eco-friendly prizes.
“Whether it’s drought conditions in the West, or the high costs of energy related to water use in the East, saving water has become one of the most talked about issues facing the nation today,” said Wyland, artist and president of the Wyland Foundation. “This gives City leaders a way to supplement their awareness efforts in a friendly, spirited way.”