City officials in Boynton Beach, Florida are attempting to curtail water use through an innovative program that distributes playing cards containing water conservation tips to fifth grade students enrolled in the WaterWise Conservation Program.

Administrators are hoping that the 52 water conservation tip card decks will help people remember to save water.  Tip examples include recycling used pet water to water plants, watering grass only after it begins to wilt, and washing cards in grassy areas so water flows into the soil instead of down storm water drains.

The City purchased 10,000 card decks for $19,000 derived from water use fees.  It's too early to tell if the cards are helpful, but if they aren't, it's likely because there's no need to memorize the tips on the cards to play a card game.  Now if a game like Trivial Pursuit in which advancement in the game is based on the ability to correctly answer questions was amended to include the conservation tips, students would have more incentive to remember the details that city officials hope they do. 

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