Will South Tampa Bring Home Again the Community Water-Wise Award?

A South Tampa couple, for their water saving landscape design, drought tolerant plants, and Florida friendly practices implemented in their 1920s New Suburb Beautiful home.

Will South Tampa bring home the award this year, too?

Tampa Bay Water is now accepting entries for the 14th annual Community Water-Wise Awards. The program recognizes individuals and companies that have created and maintained landscapes that are not only visually appealing, but water-efficient.

Moreover, the program seeks to identify actual examples of outstanding Florida-friendly, water-wise landscaping and to promote those principles within the community.

All residents, businesses, builders and other organizations in Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas Counties as well as the cities of Tampa, St. Petersburg and New Port Richey are eligible to apply for the 2012 Community Water-Wise Awards.

Applicants can fill out free online applications and provide brief descriptions and photos of their landscapes at www.TampaBayWaterWise.org. Evaluations will be conducted on-site.

The deadline to submit a landscape for this year’s program is June 30. Winners will receive award stones that can be placed in the landscapes. To see pictures of previous winners, click here.

About Tampa Bay Water

Tampa Bay Water is the state’s largest wholesale water supplier, providing water to Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties and the cities of New Port Richey, St. Petersburg and Tampa. More than 2.3 million people throughout the Tampa Bay region are served through Tampa Bay Water’s member governments.