Sustainability & Resiliency Dashboard A transparent, interactive view of how the city is advancing resiliency goals across our operations and community, while remaining fiscally responsible.
The Quality of Your Water Each year, Clearwater’s Public Utilities presents residents with important information about the city’s drinking water quality in an annual consumer confidence report.
Clearwater Greenprint In 2011, Clearwater Greenprint was adopted through the help of many residents, businesses, and city staff members. Clearwater Greenprint creates a vision to make the city of Clearwater a vibrant community for current residents and future generations. in 2021, Clearwater Greenprint 2.0 was published to advance that vision.
Green Energy & Buildings Reducing the amount of energy used through efficiency improvements to existing buildings and the development of new buildings to high-performance standards, coupled with shifting to renewable energy sources, is now recognized as one of the most important actions needed to create a more sustainable community and future.
Transportation Transportation is a key sustainability issue for the city of Clearwater, as the combustion of fuels for transportation is the second-largest contributor to the city’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Livability The city wishes to create a livable neighborhood, or one that is pleasant, safe, affordable, and supportive of its members. Such a neighborhood may include attractive pedestrian-oriented streets with low traffic speed and congestion as well as affordable, sustainable housing that is within reasonable distance to employment opportunities that offer living wages.
Waste Reduction One way to help the environment is to reduce waste by consuming less or reusing more of what we have when we're done using it.
Local Food Pinellas County is largely developed with only a few small farms within its boundaries. As a result, most food consumed by Clearwater residents comes from other counties, states, and even countries. Transporting this food from far-away locations requires fuel and accounts 14% of the total energy used to get food from farm to market.
Green Economy “Greenwashing” is a new phenomenon in which a product or business is advertised as being better for the environment than it really is. As a result, it can be confusing when trying to choose the best item to purchase or business to support.
Compost Composting is a natural process in which organic matter is broken down by micro-organisms in the presence of oxygen. The material undergoes both a chemical and biological transformation, and the result is rich, dark and crumbly soil known as compost. Compost contains a much higher concentration of beneficial microbes than does ordinary soil.
Community Garden Grants To support Clearwater’s existing community gardens and encourage new community gardens to develop, the city of Clearwater has created a Community Garden Grant Program. Non-profit and neighborhood groups are encouraged to apply for the upcoming fiscal year.
Sustainable & Ocean-Friendly Event Planning Ocean-friendly events are those that abstain from using single-use plastics and instead use items that are reusable, compostable or recyclable. Organizing an ocean-friendly event not only helps our marine ecosystems, it can also be a great promotional quality for your event.
Education & Awareness It’s going to take the entire community to create a sustainable, vibrant Clearwater. Raising community awareness with compelling and useful information about the importance of sustainability is vital.
Appendices This page includes additional materials that are part of Clearwater Greenprint, the city's sustainability plan.
What You Can Do to Live More Sustainably No individual effort is too little. We must work together so that future generations will continue to enjoy the green and livable city that we call home.
Clearwater's Sustainability Conference: Building Better Neighborhoods The Clearwater Sustainability Conference, titled "Building Better Neighborhoods," was held Feb. 4, 2023, and featured a number of topics to help residents live more sustainably.
Sustainability News & Accomplishments In the last decade, the city of Clearwater has made significant progress toward its sustainability goals.
Earth Month 2026 The city of Clearwater celebrates Earth Month in April 2026, but we strive to make every month Earth Month.
Clearwater's Vulnerability Assessment Check out the city of Clearwater's final results of its citywide vulnerability assessment.
Clearwater Clean Energy Residents can research and find out about available programs on switching to solar energy.
Sustainability 101 Welcome to the city of Clearwater’s sustainability 101 overview! In this video, we’ll define sustainability, explore how you can contribute, and highlight how the city’s initiatives to promote a sustainable future.
Adopt-a-Park, Street, Trail or Drain The city of Clearwater is launching the Adopt-a-Drain Program, which gives residents, neighborhoods and community groups a simple way to help protect our environment and reduce flooding. When you adopt a storm drain, you keep leaves, trash and other debris off the grate. Doing this before storms is especially important.