BROWARD COUNTY, FL - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized, for the fifth time, the Broward Water Partnership and Conservation Pays Rebate Program (BWP-CP) with a 2022 WaterSense Excellence Award  for helping people save water. 

In recognition of their commitment to promoting WaterSense and water efficiency in 2021, the County was honored during the WaterSmart Innovations (WSI) Conference and Exposition in Las Vegas, along with 33 other awardees that partner with WaterSense to promote water-efficient products, homes and programs. BWP-CP was honored for launching several new social media campaigns encouraging customers to save water and money with WaterSense.

WaterSense, a voluntary partnership program sponsored by EPA, is a resource for helping consumers learn ways to save water. Since the program started in 2006, more than 2,100 WaterSense partners and more than 40,000 models of certified water-efficient plumbing and irrigation products have helped consumers and businesses save 6.4 trillion gallons of water. That's enough water to supply all households in the United States for eight months.

In addition to water savings, WaterSense has helped reduce the amount of energy needed to pump, treat and heat water by 754 billion kilowatt hours and helped consumers save $135 billion in water and energy bills. These savings also helped prevent 288 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions, which is equivalent to planting 4.8 billion trees.

For more details and to learn about toilet rebates and water conservation programs, visit ConservationPays.com. For more information about WaterSense, visit epa.gov/watersense.