MIAMI, May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wyland Foundation and Toyota today announced the 12 winning cities of the 2012 National Mayor's Challenge for Water Conservation, an online competition held throughout April that encouraged residents in all 50 states to conserve water, save energy and reduce pollution. The winning cities are:
- Laguna Beach, California
- Victoria, Minnesota
- South Shore, Kentucky
- Charlestown, New Hampshire
- Manhattan Beach, California
- Eden Prairie, Minnesota
- Fort Pierce, Florida
- Quakertown, Pennsylvania
- Greeley, Colorado
- Madison, Wisconsin
- Charlottesville, Virginia
- Toms River, New Jersey
The Wyland Foundation, founded by renowned environmental artist Wyland, created the Challenge with Toyota in honor of the 40th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act, the primary federal law protecting water resources in the United States. Organizations spearheading the effort also include the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water, U.S. Forest Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, WaterPik, Rain Bird, Lowe's, STERLING Plumbing, PADI and Project AWARE.
"We had two goals for the National Mayor's Challenge," said artist and environmentalist Wyland, who spearheaded the project. "It brings communities together and gets people thinking about simple ways to take their commitment to conservation even further."
The Challenge divided cities into four regions (West, Midwest, South and Northeast) and categorized them by population according to ZIP Codes (5,000-30,000 residents, 30,001-100,000 residents, 100,000+ residents).