April has been proclaimed Water Conservation Month in Florida by Governor Rick Scott and the Florida Department of Environment Protection.

Last week the South Florida Water Management District Governing Board joined the celebration and passed a resolution that urged water conservation awareness throughout South Florida.

Conservation is cheapest and most environmentally friendly way to ensure sustainable water resources for our future. Every drop helps!  Florida’s wildlife depend on abundant clean water resources to sustain their habitats throughout Florida. Reducing human water consumption can help provide food, water, and shelter for birds.

Municipalities, counties, businesses, and residents have multiple opportunities to save water with minimal effort and maximum savings. Click here for Audubon’s top 10 tips for saving water in Florida and fact sheet on water conservation.

The simple act of saving water can have enormous benefits. In an outstanding success story, Cooper City faced the prospect of having to spend $12 million on a new water treatment plant for public water supplies. Instead, Cooper City developed innovative water conservation program- You Win, We All Win program that asked residents to save 5 percent of total water use by 2013. It is not even 2013 yet and water savings almost doubled, without having to spend those extra millions of dollars on a new treatment plant. Click here for Cooper City’s water conservation tips to residents.

Join Audubon Florida in congratulating Cooper City’s outstanding effort in water conservation on April 24 for first ever Excellence in Water Conservation Award. Audubon will present at Cooper City Commission meeting at 6 pm at Cooper City City Hall, 9090 Southwest 50th Place, Cooper City, FL 33328.

Cities, businesses, and residents are joining in to protect Florida's natural resources! What do you do to conserve water? Let us know in the comment section below or on the Protect the WEB Facebook Page.