Miami-Dade Wins Audubon Award

Miami-Dade County and the Miami-Dade Sewer Department have been awarded the Excellence in Water Conservation Award by Audubon Florida. The award was presented today at the Miami-Dade County Comission meeting.

One of the most important things we can do for the Everglades is to conserve water said the executive director of Audubon Florida, Eric Draper. Miami-Dade Countys water conservation program, Use Less, under the leadership of Doug Yoder, exemplifies this commitment to water conservation through quantifiable results.

The Excellence in Water Conservation Award celebrates "outstanding dedicationfor caring for Floridas water resources and promoting water conservation for the environment."

The county has reduced its water usage by 10 million gallons per day as a result of conservation. By 2017, Miami-Dade County projects it will save 14.25 million gallons of water per day.

Miami-Dade County implemented several initiatives to help conserve water, including incentives to homeowners and businesses to conserve water, education and outreach, and water restrictions. Miami-Dade County has saved millions of dollars in the process.

This is the second year the award has been presented. Cooper City won the award in 2012.