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Daytona Beach proclaims April Water Conservation Month; students honored in Drop Savers poster contest
Summary
Mayor Derrick L. Henry proclaimed April 2026 as Water Conservation Month and sustainability officer James Lloyd presented winners of the inaugural Drop Savers elementary poster contest, with winners advancing to a statewide competition sponsored by the American Water Works Association.
Mayor Derrick L. Henry proclaimed April 2026 as Water Conservation Month for the City of Daytona Beach and the CRA recognized student winners in the inaugural Drop Savers poster contest during the April 1 meeting. James Lloyd, the city's sustainability and resiliency officer, described the contest as a statewide program to raise awareness about water conservation among schoolchildren.
"Drop Savers is a statewide contest that invites students to draw a poster or slogan related to water conservation," Lloyd told the commission, explaining that the inaugural effort was a pilot for elementary schools with divisions for kindergarten–first grade, second–third grade and fourth–fifth grade. The contest supports the city's water use permit and public outreach on conserving drinking water.
Lloyd announced the winners for the pilot year: Carla Gonzalez Fernandez (kindergarten–first grade) and Nakaiya Welch (fourth–fifth grade), both representing Westside Elementary. Winners will receive certificates signed by the mayor and city manager and prize bags of Daytona Beach-branded items; their posters will advance to the statewide competition sponsored by the American Water Works Association and are on display in the commission lobby.
City staff said the program will expand to middle and high school divisions in future years if outreach continues to grow.
