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Approve Town Participation in the 2019 Wyland National Mayor's Challenge for Water Conservation.
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Staff:
Department:
Mary Jane Nirdlinger, Assistant Town Manager
Town Manager
John Richardson, Sustainability and Resiliency Officer
Public Works
Jeanne Brown, Mayor's Aide
Mayor
Overview: In Spring 2019, Chapel Hill Mayor Pam Hemminger will invite members of the Chapel Hill Town Council and other community partners to help local residents and business owners take steps to become better-informed and more active stewards of the community and our natural resources through participation in the 2019 Wyland National Mayor's Challenge for Water Conservation.
Recommendation(s):
That the Council approves of having the Mayor and staff work with a group of community partners to participate in the 2019 Wyland National Mayor's Challenge for Water Conservation.
About the Wyland Mayor's Challenge:
In recent years, residents from more than 4,800 cities across the United States have taken part in the annual Wyland National Mayor's Challenge for Water Conservation by pledging to save billions of gallons of water during the following year. The annual month-long campaign to promote drought resiliency and water quality runs from April 1st - 30th with mayors vying to see whose city could be the nation's most "water wise."
The challenge, presented by the Wyland Foundation and Toyota, with support from the U.S EPA, National League of Cities, The Toro Company, Earth Friendly Products - maker of ECOS, and Conserva Irrigation, addresses the growing importance of educating consumers about the many ways they use water.
The overall campaign is designed to:
? Save costs for consumers
? Save infrastructure and operating costs for cities
? Promote drought resiliency
? Protect watersheds and ecosystems
Moreover, residents also learn about resources in their area to take their commitment of conservation even further, from regional water and energy resource issues, to cost-saving ti...
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