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Video Contest








Do you know what happens in the sewer system after you flush? Why is it a problem to use toilets as trash cans? To help creatively answer these questions and explain what does or does not belong down toilets, we're looking for public service announcements or video entries. You can create a newscast, news story, skit, animation, commercial or even a music video. Let your imagination run wild, but please follow the instructions carefully if you'd like to be considered for a cash prize!



Who May Enter

Middle and high school students grades 6 – 12 registered in a Florida school. Entries can be a team of up to four students or an individual effort. Limit one entry per student.

Entry Guidelines

Each video entry must be uploaded to You Tube as an mp4 or .mov file and be identified with the video title and high school name. To enter the contest, click on the submit entry link below to complete the form.

  • Your production must not exceed 45 seconds in length

  • NO professional assistance or use of copyright material is allowed (such use will result in an automatic disqualification).

  • Any videos depicting violence, disparaging remarks, illegal or offensive (included implied) content and or solicitations for donations will be disqualified. All videos should be family friendly and viewable by all ages. Videos must not reflect religious or political views.

  • All winners will be required to send a copy of his/her/their video as a .mp4 or .mov file to the FWEA before release of the Prizes



2024 Contest Winners:   

High School

1st Place:      Toilet Confessions: Drama Down the Drain 
                     New World School of the Arts — Miami Dade County

2nd Place:      Up To You
                      New World School of the Arts — Miami-Dade County

3rd Place:     Who Wants to Be A Millionaire (Toilet's Version)
                     Osceola Fundamental High School — Pinellas County

Honorable Mentions:

    The Silent Flush
    Cypress Bay High School — Broward County

    It's A Flushing Disaster
    Cypress Bay High School — Broward County

Middle School

1st Place:         Can and Can NOT Flush
                        Silver Trail Middle School — Broward County

2nd Place:        Flush It Song
                        Fernandina Beach Middle School — Nassau County

3rd Place:        Want to Help the Environment? Flush Safely
                       Silver Trail Middle School — Broward County


Helpful Links


Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) "The Unflushables"

Jacksonville Electric Authority (JEA) "What Not to Flush"

Miami-Dade County "Think Before you Flush"

Pinellas County Utilities "What is Wastewater? Let's make some at the South Cross Bayou Advanced Water Reclamation Facility"

Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority



County Contacts:

Questions? Please click on the contact's name to see their email address. 

Alachua County
Melissa Hamilton

Broward County
Suzanne Mechler

Clay, Duval, Nassau & St. Johns County
Amy Tracy

Miami-Dade County
Melody Gonzalez

Orange County
Debbie Sponsler


Osceola & Polk County
Jamie Floer

For counties not listed, please contact:

Debbie Sponsler




This contest is sponsored annually by the Florida Water Environment Association (FWEA) Public Communications and Outreach Committee (PCOC). The PCOC is a volunteer group comprised of engineers, communicators, tradesmen/women, equipment providers, and utility personel that are all proponents of raising public awareness of the essential services provided by the water industry.







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