Calendar Contest
Each year, Public Utilities conducts a Water Awareness Calendar Contest to help educate our customers about ways to use water wisely. The calendar's theme is "How I use water wisely in and around my home."
The 2027 Water Awareness Calendar Contest deadline has passed. Check out this year’s winners and honorable mentions!
Contest Information
Contest Winners' Artwork
Art by Eliana Crandell
Art by Adelina Mitchell
Art by Gabriella Anne M. Vidal
Art by Genevieve Schmouder
Art by Heidi Withers
Art by Jasmine Ceron
Art by Josie Krueger
Art by Killian Brocato
Art by Kali Honeycutt
Art by Mia Berry
Art by Makenna Carter
Art by Zaedith Ghacham
Art by Zaharya Davis
Honorable Mentions' Artwork
Art by Addison Maserang
Art by Alexis Parker
Art by Alina Lux Aguirre
Art by Alyssa Hu
Art by Ashton Vaillancourt
Art by Beatrice Garbutt
Art by Briana Rodriguez-Brito
Art by Bristol Dovich
Art by Elizabet Urena
Art by Claire Breeden
Art by Dasha Lakhman
Art by Emily Lord
Art by Evelyn Chen
Art by Gabi Benscome
Art by Gavin Douglas
Art by Harrison Slye
Art by Heathcliff Schaefer
Art by Izzy Padilla
Art by Kaitlyn Verbanic
Art by Kansas Piccoli
Art by Kiera Valencia
Art by Maddie Ware
Art by Madelynn Rodriguez
Art by Lillian Wright
Art by Madison Prescott
Art by Mason Bunch
Art by Maxx Fernandez
Art by McKenna Louka
Art by Mckenzie Walker
Art by Naomi Fredrickson
Art by Neal Oliver
Art by Olive Thompson
Art by Samuel James Coe
Art by Scarlett Gerdes
Art by Stella Schafer
Art by Vivian Vaughn
Water Conservation
- Take shorter showers
- Only wash full loads of laundry
- Only wash full loads of dishes
- Turn off the water while brushing your teeth
- Only fill the bathtub halfway
- Wash your pets on the grass so you are watering the lawn at the same time
- Water plants in the morning or evening to reduce water loss due to evaporation
- Use a hose nozzle
- Check for leaky toilets
- Fix leaky pipes
- Sweep your driveway and sidewalk instead of using a hose
- Wash fruits and vegetables in a bowl of water instead of under running water
- Look for the WaterSense (high-efficiency) label when purchasing a toilet, showerhead, or faucet
- Keep a pitcher of drinking water in the fridge rather than letting the faucet run until it’s cold
- Collect rainwater with a rain barrel to use to water plants, wash your pets, etc.
- Adjust automatic sprinklers when it rains so you are not overwatering
- Make sure your sprinklers are only watering grass and plants, not the driveway or sidewalk
- Use mulch in your garden to retain water
- Plant native species because they use less water
- Repurpose used water to water your plants
- Turn off the water while washing your hands
- Backflow Prevention
- Don’t put a hose in water (pool, bucket, puddle, etc.)
- Keeping Fats, Oil, and Grease Out of the Sanitary Sewer System
- Reduce or eliminate garbage disposal use because food scraps can contain fat, oil, or grease
- Pour cooking grease into an empty food can to let it cool, then toss it in the trash
- Scrape your plate over a trashcan before rinsing
- What Not to Flush/Only Flushing the 3 P’s
- Do not flush: wipes (even those labeled “flushable”), tissues, paper towels, disposable diaper liners, cotton swabs, cat litter, dental floss
- Don’t use your toilet as a trashcan
* While preventing pollution of our local waterways is very important, artwork with this theme will not be considered for this contest.