Want to be the coolest public utility mascot in the region? OK, let’s try that again: want to be the only public utility mascot in the region?

D.C. Water is holding auditions today and next Tuesday for its mascot, Wendy the Waterdrop. According to the open call, “Participants should be charismatic, energetic and outgoing. Mascot hopefuls will be required to perform some non-verbal movement and try on Water Drop costume.” (It doesn’t say so, but it should go without saying: if you want to be Wendy, you better find the inner workings of providing water really interesting.)

Wendy the Waterdrop was created three years ago as part of D.C. Water’s image overhaul. She answers questions that customers may have, including how automatic meters work and why water mains break during the winter. We like Wendy, we really do. That being said, she’s no Marv the Tap Water Enforcer.

The auditions are taking place from noon to 5 p.m. today and next Tuesday at the Bryant Street Pumping Station, 3rd floor auditorium, 301 Bryant Street, NW.