Water & Sewer

Hillsborough County Public Utilities and the City of Tampa Water Department cordially invite students in the School District of Hillsborough County to participate in our "Drop Savers" poster contest.

Students in grades K-12 are encouraged to create a poster depicting a water conservation idea, in slogan form, drawing form, or both, focusing on the importance of water conservation. We feel that our best opportunity to conserve water is through a long-range education and awareness program, and what better way than to begin with our young people.

Contest concluded

We are no longer accepting applications for the 2020 Drop Savers contest. Information on the 2021 Drop Savers contest will be available in January.

Contest information 

• Students must work individually
• Work medium includes crayons, paint, color pencils, or markers
• Only original artwork is allowed
  • No trademarked or copyrighted materials
• A panel of judges review winning posters from each school for message, creativity, and originality

Poster divisions

Posters are designated under one of the following categories:

• Division 1: K - 1st grade
• Division 2: 2nd - 3rd grade
• Division 3: 4th - 5th grade
• Division 4: 6th - 8th grade
• Division 5: 9th - 12th grade

Prizes

• The winning students’ schools will be awarded bottle-filling water stations, and up to 100 reusable water bottles
  • Bottle-filling stations save money because students don’t need to buy single-use bottles of water, and they help the environment by eliminating plastic bottles from the waste stream
• Winning posters will appear on Hillsborough County and the City of Tampa Drop Saver pages.
• Winners’ posters will be submitted in the American Water Works Association’s Florida Section competition, with more prizes and statewide recognition on the line

Drop Saver past and present winners