Enter 'Intelligent Use of Water' Film Competition

Anyone who's visited my personal blog will notice that I have a passion for drinking water. As part of my "day job" working as a drinking water quality specialist at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, I'm reminded on a daily basis of the importance of water. With the Texas summer heat upon us, many water systems are instituting voluntary and mandatory water restrictions to deal with current or potential water shortages. Surprisingly enough, a look at the drought map indicates a high number of the affected systems are located in Central Texas.

With that said, I am quite pleased to have stumbled across the Intelligent Use of Water Film Competition. It's the third year for this film competition that features short films about using water wisely. This year's entries are due on August 15, 2009.

Rules from their website: "Films must run between 1-10 minutes (total or excerpted time) and not exceed 25 MB in size. Films must focus on the topic of responsible water use, exploring approaches and ideas to intelligently manage and efficiently utilize earth's most precious resource. Films may be narrative, documentary, animated, experimental and/or student-made productions."

Be sure to check out some of the great finalists from past competitions, posted to the competition website. I especially loved Rainwater Harvesting (2008).

[Image credit: "Ruthie" by Sophie Diehl, used with permission from the artist.]