Monrovia, CA — Conserve-a-palooza has returned for a second year as the Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District (Upper Water) ramps up its drought messaging and educates residents about the importance of continuing to conserve water. Conserve-a-palooza is a five-week online program where residents within Upper Water’s service area have an opportunity to win free water-use efficiency devices by answering conservation related trivia questions promoted on social media. The program will begin October 18th and will end the week of November 15th.
The trivia will be posted on Upper Water’s social media platforms – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn – at the beginning of each week. Trivia questions will involve firescaping, landscaping with native plants, eliminating water waste, and trusting your tap. Residents who are interested in playing will have until Thursday of every week to complete the trivia, in which three participants will be randomly selected as winners and announced every Friday by an Upper Water Board Director.
Partnerships and sharing of resources are more important now more than ever as California undergoes another drought. To increase community awareness about current conditions and share valuable information from other agencies, Upper Water is excited to partner with the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District and the Main San Gabriel Basin Watermaster. Additionally, as an EPA WaterSense Partner, Upper Water will incorporate WaterSense tips and resources made available to the public. Every week a new topic will be introduced and a “Water Smart Minute” video will be released that involve topics like “Waters that Connect Us” or eliminating breeding spots for mosquitos.