The California city of Roseville sponsors an annual art contest to engage children in learning about their community-owned utilities and the importance of water services in their lives.The competition began during the COVID pandemic as an activity for kids during a time of social distancing to keep them connected with their community of 150,000 residents in the Sacramento metropolitan area.The city operates two wastewater treatment facilities with a combined 30 mgd capacity. It maintains 505 miles of sewer mainlines and 246 miles of sewer laterals and delivers 1 billion gallons of recycled water annually.Variable themesThe competition is sponsored by Roseville
























