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4. Non Covered Entities - N/A 5. Project Description It is commonly assumed that inefficient and outdated toilets account for the single largest indoor water usage. Most of the houses built in Northglenn were constructed in the 1960's and many of these homes still ha~~e the original toilets in them. Toilets manufactured during the 1960's used between 4.5 and 7.0 gallons per flush. The City of Northglenn plans to implement a large scale low flow toilet give away program to replace some of these old inefficient toilets with new High Efficiency Toilet (HET) models. Lottery The City plans to have all interested parties register via the Internet, mail in form or in person at the City's Utility collection desk. All registered residences will be entered into an excel spreadsheet from which 500 winners will be selected on a random basis. Location The City plans on using the Northglenn High School parking lot to distribute the toilets. Flow Meter The City will purchase a flow meter and will measure pre and post toilet flow rates at 25 randomly selected participating homes. This will gi~~e us an estimate of how much water is being saved overall by the replacement of 500 toilets in Northglenn. Marketing The City plans to aggressively market this program in Northlgenn ~~ia the Rocky Mountain News hub, Northglenn Connections newsletter, Channel 8, water bill announcements, and through flyers at Lowes. We will also mail press releases to all the major newspapers and TV stations in the Den~~er Metro area. By being the first city to hold a large scale toilet gi~~e away program, we should gain Front Range, if not statewide publicity, allowing us to talk about all water conservation techniques not just savings from replacing toilets. It will be a great segue into water conservation education. Follow Up Survey and Savings Estimates The City plans to do a follow up survey to measure the satisfaction of the participating homeowners with water savings if noticeable, the brand of toilet, and the program that the City offered. Sa~~ings estimates will be compiled ~~ia a 25 home sample and through winter month water usage analysis comparing pre and post toilet replacement figures. See section 3D for more project monitoring and sa~~ings calculations information.