Video Contest

Calling High School and College Students in Mesa Water’s Service Area: Submit Your Video Today for a Chance to Win a Cash Prize!

Mesa Water is hosting a video contest open to students who live in Mesa Water’s service area or attend high schools and colleges in Mesa Water’s service area. Click here for a map of our service area.

For the contest rules and application, please click the below links:

Get Your Creativity Flowing!

From March 1 to April 30, 2026, Mesa Water will be accepting short, creative videos (60 seconds or less) addressing one or more of the following questions:

• Why is it safe to drink Mesa Water straight from the tap? – #ByeByeBottled
• What does it mean to you that Mesa Water is 100% local? – #PurelyLocal
• Why do you love Mesa Water? – #ILoveMesaWater

Animations, songs, poems, TikToks, monologues and stop motion videos are all welcome—we encourage students to get creative and have fun! All videos submitted are subject to public presentation and distribution on Mesa Water’s social media platforms.

Instructions:

Upload 1) your completed application (linked above) and

2) Your video file (two separate files) via link by April 30, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Link to upload is: https://bit.ly/2026MesaWaterVideoContest

IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING ISSUES UPLOADING YOUR APPLICATION AND VIDEO, PLEASE EMAIL ALL ITEMS TO INFO@MESAWATER.ORG

See contest rules above for score breakdown.

Three winners will be selected:

• 1st Place - $1,000
• 2nd Place - $750
• 3rd Place - $500

An instructor referral prize will also be given. If the first place student(s) lists a Teacher, Instructor or Professor by name on their application that referred them to the Video Contest, that instructor will also win a $500 Amazon gift card to use toward their classroom.

A panel of judges will select the winning videos based on accuracy, creativity, quality and entertainment value. Winners will be announced and contacted by May 8, 2026 and will be invited to attend a Mesa Water Board meeting on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. to be recognized and receive their prize. 

Winning Videos:

First Place

 Second Place

Third Place