2024 CAPIO EPIC Award Winners
CAPIO recognized this year’s EPIC Award winners at the CAPIO Annual Conference in Indian Wells on May 14.
View the list below for the winning projects by category. This year we added social media impromptu as a category along with more defined video categories. You may view photos from our event here. Congratulations to this year’s winners!
COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING TOOLS
Annual Report
2022 Year in Review-EPIC Award
Association of California Water Agencies
SCV Water 2023 Consumer Confidence Report-Award of
Distinction
SCV Water
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Graphic Design – Print
Defenders Of The Bay-EPIC Award
Castro Valley Sanitary District
2023 Parks & Recreation Summer Guide-Award of Distinction
View Entry
City of American Canyon
Graphic Design Online
Ingalls Event Center-Award of Distinction
City of Norco
2023 Riverside County Budget Book Cover-EPIC Award
County of Riverside
Internal Communications
Cultural Heritage Month Internal Messaging-EPIC Award
City of Hayward
DPSS Connected-Award of Distinction
Riverside County Department of Public Social Services
Marketing and Promotional
Meet the Crowd Favorite-Award of Distinction
Alameda County Water District
A Century Rooted in Rural Living-EPIC Award
City of Norco
Media Event
Hallwood Side Channel and Floodplain Restoration Project-EPIC
Award
Yuba Water Agency
Daguerre Nature-Like Fishway Announcement-Award of
Distinction
Yuba Water Agency
Newsletter or Magazine
Pipeline Community Newsletter-EPIC Award
Central San
Palmdale Magazine: Fall 2023-Award of Distinction
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City of Palmdale
Grapevine – Lifestyle Magazine-EPIC Award
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City of Rancho Cucamonga
Parks & Recreation Activity Guide-Award of Distinction
City of Ventura
Marin Water E-News-EPIC Award
Marin Water
Water Currents-EPIC Award
SCV Water
SBCERA Life After Retirement Newsletter-Award of
Distinction
SBCERA
Photography
Salmon Expeditions-EPIC Award
Yuba Water Agency
Sunset over Pico Rivera-Award of Distinction
City of Pico Rivera
Special or Community Event – One-Time
The Wall That Heals-Award of Distinction
City of Menifee
Centennial Celebration-EPIC Award
City of Norco
EBMUD 100th
Birthday Party and Community Fair-Award of Distinction
East Bay Municipal Utility District
Eastern Municipal Water District State of the District-Award of
Distinction
Eastern Municipal Water District
Experiencing
Hope: Stories of Resiliency in Fresno County-Award of
Distinction
Event Program
Fresno County Department of Behavioral Health
World’s Largest Water Recycling Facility in Orange County Gets
Even Bigger-EPIC Award
Video
Orange County Water District
Orange County Sanitation District
Honoring the Legacy of a Water Champion and Raising the Profile
of Recycled Water: Dedication of the Grace F. Napolitano Pure
Water Southern California Innovation Center-EPIC Award
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Listening Session-EPIC Award
Town of Apple Valley
Special or Community Event – Recurring
Outreach, Education and Encouragement Series for the El Portal
Undercrossing-Award of Distinction
City of Encinitas
Mobile Animal Wellness Clinics-EPIC Award
Riverside County Department of Animal Services
State of the City-EPIC Award
City of Agoura Hills
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Writing
Educational Display Project Writing-Award of Distinction
Irvine Ranch Water District
Unsolved Cold Case News Release-EPIC Award
Riverside County District Attorney’s Office
COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING PROCESS
Brand Launch / Rebrand
Ingalls Event Center-EPIC Award
City of Norco
SCV Water Branding Refresh-Award of Distinction
SCV Water
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Communications or Marketing Plans/Campaigns - Consultant-Supported
Water Awareness Campaign – “The Landscape Is Change”-EPIC
Award
Calleguas Municipal Water District
La Paz Road Outreach Campaign-Award of Distinction
Video
City of Laguna Niguel
Milpitas SMART, the Smart Way for Milpitas Residents to Travel
Around Town-EPIC Award
City of Milpitas
Holiday San José 2023 Shop Local Campaign-EPIC Award
City of
San José
100 Years of Flight-Award of Distinction
John Wayne Airport/County of Orange
I-405 Improvement Project – Public Awareness Campaign-Award of
Distinction
Orange County Transportation Authority
“Be a Water Hero” Marketing Campaign-Award of Distinction
Rancho Water
Thank You For Planting Me-EPIC Award
San Diego County Water Authority
“Let’s Face It. Together.” Marketing and Communications
Campaign-EPIC Award
San Marcos Unified School District
Noth Well Outreach Campaign-Award of Distinction
Western Water
Communications or Marketing Plans/Campaigns – In-House
Maintenance Access Cover Beautification Project-EPIC Award
Central San
myRSVL-Award of Distinction
City of Roseville
Succulents for Soups: A water-wise food drive-Award of
Distinction
City of Roseville, Environmental Utilities
Boosting Dog Adoptions to Ease Overcrowding-EPIC Award
Placer County Health and Human Services
Community Relations/Participation
Septic to Sewer Conversion Project – Phase 1-EPIC Award
Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District
Modoc Multi Use Path Design Plan-Award of Distinction
Santa Barbara County Public Works Department
Crisis Communications Response
City of Long Beach – Homelessness Emergency Response
Communications-EPIC Award
City of Long Beach
Crisis
and Emergency Communications Trainings, September 2023-Award
of Distinction
UC Davis
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) Outreach / Campaign
Part of Growing Up-Award of Distinction
Webpage
County of Santa Clara Public Health
GETHELPPLACER &
AYUDACOMUNITARIA bilingual text line-EPIC Award
Placer County Health and Human Services
Preparedness/Public Safety Education Campaign
Go Safely
Gameplan-Award of Distinction
Video
California OTS/Caltrans
Illegal Fireworks Campaign-EPIC Award
County of Riverside
DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS
Audio/Podcasts
Tehachapod: City of Tehachapi’s Podcast-Award of Distinction
City of Tehachapi
TID Water & Power
Podcast-EPIC Award
Turlock Irrigation District
Social Media Best Use Overall
CVWD Goes Viral-EPIC Award
Coachella Valley Water District
Social Media Presence-Award of Distinction
The City of Santa Clarita
Social Media Impromptu
Impromptu Videos-Award of Distinction
The City of Santa Clarita
Social Media Impromptu-EPIC Award
Sacramento
River Video
City of West Sacramento
Video Production – Marketing Series – Consultant Supported
Santa Clarita Spotlight-EPIC Award
City of Santa Clarita
2023 State of the
County – 150th Anniversary Video Series-Award of
Distinction
County of Ventura
Video Production – Marketing Series – In-House
Parks with Purpose-EPIC Award
View Entry
OC Parks
Homelessness in Placer County — Stories of Success-Award of
Distinction
Placer County
Video Production – Marketing Video – In-House
Milpitas at Your Service-Award of Distinction
City of Milpitas
Listening Session-EPIC Award
Town of Apple Valley
Video Production – Marketing Video – Consultant Supported
“Dreams” – City of Palm Springs Welcome Video – Palm Springs
International Film Festival-EPIC Award
City of Palm Springs
Milpitas SMART, the Smart Way for Milpitas Residents to Travel
Around Town-Award of Distinction
City of Milpitas
Video Production – PSA Series – Consultant Supported
Stop the Clog
Video Series-EPIC Award
Video
Sacramento Area Sewer District
SBCERA Quick Tip
Video Series-Award of Distinction
SBCERA
Video Production – PSA Series – In-House
Report on Conditions-EPIC Award
Riverside County Fire Department
“LioLi – Lock It or Lose It” Campaign-EPIC Award
City of Santa Clarita
Traffic Safety-Award of Distinction
City of Ventura – Police Department
Video Production – Public Service Announcement – Consultant Supported
From Awareness to Action: CMSD’s SB 1383 PSA-Award of
Distinction
View Entry
Costa Mesa Sanitary District
Harvest Water
Video-EPIC Award
Video
Sacramento Area Sewer District
Video Production – Public Service Announcement – In-House
Fresno County Water Flows & Flood Warnings-Award of
Distinction
The County of Fresno
Operation Intercept: Apprehending the Online Predators of
Riverside County-EPIC Award
Riverside County Sheriff’s Office
Website
CAPA Website Redesign-Award of Distinction
California Association of Public Authorities for In Home
Supportive Services
Homeless
Response Website-Award of Distinction
City of Fremont
View Entry
Ingalls Event Center-EPIC Award
City of Norco
City of Pleasanton Website Redesign-EPIC Award
City of Pleasanton
Digital
Presence Redesign-Award of Distinction
City of Walnut Creek
View Entry
Placer County’s new Film Placer Tahoe website-EPIC Award
Placer County
Website Replacement and Logo Redesign Project-EPIC Award
Santa Barbara County Association of Governments
View Entry
SCV Water Website-Award of Distinction
SCV Water
View Entry
CREATIVE MARKETING
Dollar Stretcher
2023 Community Academy-EPIC Award
City of Ventura – Police Department
Coronet Watersmart Conservation Garden-Award of Distinction
Municipal Water District of Orange County
Most Innovative Communications
One Ride at a Time-EPIC Award
Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District
“LioLi – Lock It or Lose It” Campaign-Award of Distinction
The City of Santa Clarita