The Tampa Water Department is pleased to be partnering with Hillsborough County Water Resource Services and Hillsborough River Watershed Alliance to sponsor the 2010 Water Stewardship Video PSA Contest.

Who May Enter:

Students who attend any high school (grades 9-12) within the boundaries of Hillsborough County, Florida.  Entries must be submitted by a high school student(s) attending a school within this defined geographic region and all entries must be entirely the work of the student(s). Entrants may submit videos in one or both contest formats.

Short-Form Topic and Format:

Your entry should be a 60 second (or less) Public Service Announcement (“PSA”) video addressing the importance of protecting our drinking water resources and the Hillsborough River system. Entries should relate this topic to our limited drinking water supply, the health of the Hillsborough River and local groundwater and surface water supplies, and the importance of water conservation. We are not looking for entries that simply provide water conservation tips. We are seeking entries that will raise awareness by challenging viewers:

Long-Form Topic and Format:

Your entry should be a 10 minute (or less) Public Service Announcement (“PSA”) video addressing the importance of protecting the Hillsborough River Watershed, which includes portions of Hillsborough, Pasco and Polk counties.

Entry Submission:

Your entry must be postmarked by Midnight, Friday, March 26, 2010, and must include:

(Note: Although a group of students may participate in the creation of the PSA, only one Student Registration Form may be submitted per entry.)

Please note that incomplete entries and those postmarked after the deadline will not be considered.

Entry Conditions and Requirements:

Winners:

One winner in each category (short-form and long-form) will be selected by a panel of judges. The short-form winner will be awarded a $1,000 cash prize. The long-form winner will be awarded a $100 U.S. Savings Bond. The winners and a select number of other entries may also be chosen to appear in a ˝ hour television program about the PSA contest and the water supply issue produced by the City of Tampa Cable Communications Department.

The judges will take into consideration the following criteria when selecting the winner:

*Entrants will receive more consideration from the judges for their creativity, content, and persuasiveness than for the technical attributes of their entries.

Submission Address:

All completed entries should be mailed to:

Attn: Andrea Roshaven, Water Conservation Coordinator

City of Tampa Water Department

306 E. Jackson St., 5E

Tampa, FL 33602

Other Conditions:

Entrants agree to be bound by the official Tampa, Hillsborough County and Hillsborough River Watershed Alliance Water Stewardship PSA Contest (“Contest”) rules and the decisions of the judges. The winner will be notified by telephone, mail or e-mail. If the winner cannot be reached or in the event that a participating entrant cannot accept the prize, an alternate winner will be selected by the Contest coordinators based on the judging criteria outlined in these official contest rules. No substitution or transfer of prizes permitted. All taxes, fees, and surcharges on prizes are the sole responsibility of the prize winner. If winner is considered a minor by state law, prize will be awarded to parent or legal guardian, who shall also be bound by these rules. Ownership of the underlying intellectual property of the project remains with the entrant, with the following exceptions:

The winner and all entrants in the Contest grant permission to City of Tampa Water Department (“TWD”) or its authorized agents, the right to print, publish, broadcast and use worldwide in any media and at any time the entrant’s name, picture, image, likeness, biographical information, statements, quotes, testimonials, and the name of the entrant’s school and district name without further compensation to entrant.

Entrants also grant TWD, or its authorized agents, to use, reproduce, reprint, distribute, perform, and/or display, and exhibit, at any time, in any form or by any means, the entrant’s project video or any portion thereof without review or without further compensation to entrant.

TWD or its authorized agents, maintain the right to reproduce, reprint, distribute, perform, display, and exhibit at any time any Program or derivative works that are developed using material and images associated with the Contest.

All entrants assume all liability for any injury or damage caused, or claimed to be caused, from participation in this Contest or use/redemption of any prize. Entrants agree to hold the City of Tampa, Hillsborough County, and Hillsborough River Watershed Alliance, and its respective directors, officers, employees, and assigns harmless against any and all claims and liability arising out of participation in this Contest or use of any prizes. TWD, or its authorized agents, are not responsible for any typographical, technical, or other error in the printing, advertising or communications relating to the Contest, administration of the contest, or announcement of the prizes. TWD or its authorized agents are not responsible for cheating or fraud by any entrants. Any activities intended to disrupt or interfere with the proper play of the Contest, or defraud Sponsor in any way will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.