To: Members of the Castle Rock Water Commission
From:
Mark Marlowe, P.E., Director of Castle Rock Water
Sandi Aguilar, Customer Relations Program Manager
Title
Update: Mayor’s Challenge, My Water Pledge
Town Council Agenda Date: NA
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Executive Summary
The results are in and Castle Rock continues to be in the top 10 for the Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation! Held in April 2021, MyWaterPledge.com is an online pledge that ranks the cities with the highest percentage of residents making pledges during the campaign. Castle Rock finished in 10th place, reaching within the top 10 mark for six years in a row!
In addition to reducing overall water waste saving a potential 3 billion gallons of water, challenge participants in 50 states pledged to reduce their use of single-use plastic water bottles by 7.4 million and eliminate 176 thousand pounds of hazardous waste from entering the watershed. By altering daily lifestyle choices, residents also pledged to put 80 million fewer pounds of waste in landfills. Potential savings of 11 billion pounds of carbon dioxide, 199 million kilowatt hours of electricity, and $14 million on consumer cost savings rounded out the final pledge results.
This awareness campaign did not have a budget impact as the link to MyWaterPledge.com was simply outreached on the Town’s social media platforms and in Castle Rock Water’s monthly newsletter email. The host organization, Wyland Foundation also contributes to outreach efforts.