April 13, 2026

Do your part for clean water and a healthy ocean. The My Water Pledge is a friendly competition hosted by the Wyland Foundation between cities across the United States to see who can be the most water-wise. Mayors nationwide will challenge their residents to conserve water, energy and other natural resources on behalf of their city through a series of online pledges.  The Wyland Foundation is a non-profit public charity dedicated to clean water and healthy oceans.

Take the pledge April 1 – 30, 2026 to be entered to win 100s of prizes. 30 Daily prizes will be drawn at random during the month of April 2026 from among all participating residents around the country. Residents can take the pledge at www.mywaterpledge.com, choosing simple water-saving actions for a chance to win prizes, including $3,000 toward home utility bills, irrigation equipment, home improvement gift cards, and eco-friendly products. Participating cities compete for over $50,000 in prize drawings, with winners determined by the highest percentage of resident pledges. “This is friendly competition with a serious payoff,” said Wyland, founder. “The prize isn’t just what you might win—it’s cleaner water, lower costs, and a stronger future.”

Over the years, the program has involved more than 1,000 mayors and inspired hundreds of thousands of pledges focused on drought resilience, watershed protection, and easing strain on aging water infrastructure. Students and teachers can participate too—educators can download lesson plans, pledge with their classes, and compete for classroom supplies and school gift cards.

Residents from more than 2,800 cities across the United States took part in the 2025 Wyland National Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation, and pledged to save over 559 billion gallons of water in the year ahead. The annual campaign, now in its 16th year, encourages people to take simple, measurable actions at home to protect water quality, reduce waste, and build greater resiliency in local water systems.

From small coastal towns to major metropolitan areas, communities across the country came together through mayoral leadership and resident action to promote lasting, water-wise habits. Thousands of participants made pledges to fix leaks, reduce harmful runoff, and eliminate single-use plastics—choices that will keep 14.6 million pounds of waste out of landfills and prevent more than 2.2 billion pounds of carbon dioxide emissions.