HENDERSON, Nev. (June 20, 2023) – To further promote water conservation in the community, the City of Henderson presented its first-ever Water Conservation Award during its June 20th City Council meeting to Anthem Country Club. This award celebrates and acknowledges their turf conversion efforts that have totaled 59,533,620 gallons of water savings annually.

The City of Henderson’s newly implemented award program was created to recognize Henderson water service customers who have made outstanding achievements in any of the following water conservation areas:

• Water-efficient landscape redesign
• Renewable water policies and practices
• Environmental stewardship
• Community outreach programs
• Water loss reduction
• Employee education
• Water savings contributions
• Process optimization
• Other

As the inaugural winner, Anthem Country Club achieved the following:

• Removed 362,611 square feet of useless grass, saving 19,943,605 gallons of water annually
• Replaced 1,795 square feet of grass with artificial turf, saving 131,035 gallons of water annually
• Converted 1,793,590 square feet of grass with water-smart grass, saving 39,458,980 gallons of water annually

“Conserving water in our region is a community effort involving every single resident and business,” said City of Henderson Director of Utility Services, Priscilla Howell. “It’s not an easy feat to completely transform large areas to be water smart, and we are thrilled to see the actions taken by Anthem Country Club that will have a lasting impact on our most valuable natural resources.”

The City of Henderson’s Water Conservation Award program will open for nominations in November. For additional award details, visit cityofhenderson.com.