[Durham INC] 2015 Poster Winners Help Celebrate Drinking Water Week

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CITY OF DURHAM
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For Immediate Release: May 5, 2015



Share!  Mayor Bell recognizes six local students for their award-winning designs; http://bit.ly/1Ed6JY2



2015 Poster Contest Winners Help Celebrate Drinking Water Week

Statewide Winners Announced at Last Night's City Council Meeting


DURHAM, N.C. - Mayor William V. "Bill" Bell and the Durham City Council recognized six student-artists at the May 4th City Council meeting for their winning interpretations in the City of Durham's 2015 Water Conservation Poster Contest.

As part of the City's annual celebration of Drinking Water Week, the young artists received certificates from the mayor for their winning entries in the contest, which is coordinated annually by the City's Water Management Department. The winning entries were selected from among 200 total entries submitted to the City from 10 local schools. The theme for this year's contest was "Be a Wise Water Saver!"



Winning entries in the grades 3-5 division were:

*         Faith Hanson, 4th Grade, Durham Academy - First Place

*         Teddy Wallen, 4th Grade, Durham Academy- Second Place

*         Omar Ramos Espinoza, 3rd Grade, Holt Elementary Language Academy - Third Place



Winning entries in the grades 6-8 division were:

*         Starr Matthews, 8th Grade, Voyager Academy - First Place

*         Luke Cunningham, 8th Grade, Voyager Academy - Second Place

*         Bel Orinda, 8th Grade, Voyager Academy - Third Place



The local winners represented Durham in a statewide contest sponsored by the North Carolina chapter of the American Water Works Association/Water Environment Association. Competing with student-artists from across the state, the City is pleased to announce that the following student-artists won at the State Level:



State Level 3-5 division winners were:

*         Faith Hanson, 4th Grade, Durham Academy - First Place

*         Teddy Wallen, 4th Grade, Durham Academy- Second Place

*         Omar Ramos Espinoza, 3rd Grade, Holt Elementary Language Academy - Third Place



State Level 6-8 division winners were:

*         Luke Cunningham, 8th Grade, Voyager Academy- First Place

*         Starr Matthews, 8th Grade, Voyager Academy - Second Place

*         Bel Orinda, 8th Grade, Voyager Academy - Third Place


The winning posters are on display in the lobby of City Hall until May 11th as well as at Durham Saves Water<http://www.facebook.com/DurhamSavesWater> and @DurhamWater<https://twitter.com/DurhamWater>. For more information on the poster contest and other information about Drinking Water Week or water conservation, visit www.DurhamSavesWater.org<http://www.durhamsaveswater.org/> or contact the City's Water Conservation Staff at (919) 560-4381.

About the Water Management Department
The Water Management Department<http://durhamnc.gov/ich/op/dwm> is responsible for the operation and maintenance of Durham's water supply, water treatment and water reclamation (wastewater treatment) facilities, the collection and distribution systems (including meter reading), and customer billing services. Guided by the City's Strategic Plan<http://www.durhamnc.gov/StrategicPlan/Goals/>, the department has a wide variety of support divisions and programs to maintain the existing infrastructure that provide these integral services, and be a responsible steward of the City's physical assets. For information, visit the Water Management Department<http://durhamnc.gov/ich/op/dwm> webpage, like Durham Saves Water<http://www.facebook.com/DurhamSavesWater> on Facebook, or follow @DurhamWater<https://twitter.com/DurhamWater> on Twitter.

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