As part of a regional effort to conserve our water supplies, Galveston Bay Foundation, in partnership with the Texas Living Waters Project and The Woodlands Joint Powers Agency, has launched the Houston Cities H20 Challenge. The challenge is a friendly water conservation competition designed to engage Houston-area residents and businesses in water conservation, including residents and businesses from the City of Pearland.
Because Houston and its adjacent cities are growing at an unprecedented rate and are expected to double their population in the next 40 years, freshwater from our aquifers and rivers will be in high demand. Galveston Bay depends on freshwater flowing in our rivers. Water conservation is the most cost-effective way to ensure that we will have sufficient water supplies for Houston-area residents and the environment – and now City of Pearland residents have a chance to win while conserving.
Galveston Bay Foundation is committed to protect, preserve and enhance Galveston Bay as a healthy and productive place for generations to come and invites all Houston-area residents and business to participate in the Houston Cities H20 Challenge and take the pledge to conserve water for the Bay.
The Houston Cities H20 Challenge will run until September 28, 2018 at 12 p.m. (CST) and GBF will recognize winning cities, residents and businesses at the Bike Around the Bay dinner on October 20, 2018 at Moody Gardens in Galveston, Texas. The three cities with most pledges will win the challenge. Additionally, one resident and business from each winning city will be selected through a random drawing and will receive a prize.
Residents and businesses from the following cities are invited to participate and take the pledge to conserve water: City of Alvin, City of Baytown, City of Clear Lake Shores, City of Conroe, City of Dayton, City of Deer Park, City of Dickinson, City of El Lago, City of Friendswood, City of Galveston, City of Hitchcock, City of Houston, City of Humble, City of Katy, City of Kemah, City of La Marque, City of La Porte, City of League City, City of Missouri City, City of Nassau Bay, City of Pasadena, City of Pearland, City of Richmond, City of Santa Fe, City of Seabrook, City of Sugar Land, Texas City, The Woodlands Township, and City of Webster.
The Houston Cities H20 Challenge is a product of the Texas Living Waters and funded through the Houston Endowment. The Texas Living Waters Project is a collaboration between National Wildlife Federation, Sierra Club the Lone Star Chapter and Galveston Bay Foundation – to transform the way we manage water so there will be enough for our wildlife, our economy and our kids. Forever. Through this partnership we advocate for balanced, science-based approaches to managing our limited supplies of freshwater. For more information, visit https://texaslivingwaters.org/.
