Eden Prairie Places Sixth in Water Conservation Challenge

Eden Prairie placed sixth in the National Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation, the city announced Tuesday.

The Wyland Foundation organizes the contest every year as a friendly competition between cities across the nation to see who can be the most water wise.

Throughout April, residents made a series of online pledges at mywaterpledge.com on behalf of Eden Prairie. The pledges mention conservation measures for homes, yards and cars.

In 2012, Eden Prairie placed first in the Midwest region because it had the highest percentage of residents taking the pledge among cities in the 30,001–100,000 population category.

This year, Eden Prairie was sixth among cities in the 30,000-99,999 population category.

The full list of winning cities is:

1. Bremerton, WA,
2. Encinitas, CA,
3. Roswell, GA,
4. Campbell, CA,
5. Greeley, CO,
6. Eden Prairie
7. Frederick, MD,
8. Santa Fe, NM,
9. New Berlin, WI and
10. Hinesville, GA.