Northglenn_ToiletGiveaway_50%ProgReport

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Step #4 • File 50% completion notice to May 2008 CWCB 50% Grant Completion Notice to CWCB Step #5 • Setup for Give Away July 2008 • Traffic Control Toilet Give Away • Verify address and citizenship • Load Toilets • Hand out surveys Step #6 • Rollaway trash bins available March 2007 behind city hall for old toilet Collect and Dispose of Old disposal. Toilets Step #7 • File 95% completion notice to August 2008 CWCB 95% Grant Completion Notice to CWCB Step #9 • Compile survey information March 2009 • Compile random sampling of Monitor Project Savings houses • Compare winter month usage for pre replacement and post replacement of toilet Goals and Objectives The City has met their goals and objectives. Documentation of water savings and the customer satisfaction survey summary will be reported in the 100% and 95% completion reports respectively. Preliminary Obstacles and Solutions The original Caroma selected for the grant had a 12 inch rough in. Most of the older housing stock in Northglenn has a 10 in rough in. Installing the originally selected toilet would require considerable modification to the existing plumbing and associated costs. The original bowl was swapped out with a bowl that can be fitted to either a 10 or 12 in rough in. This is accomplished by using an offset adaptor. This modification cost the City $7,000. There is no change in the dual flush system therefore; no change in estimated water savings is expected. The only other obstacles encountered were minor and mostly related to overlooked details. Giving away 500 toilets in one day presents challenges. I suspect giving away 500 toilets in one day in the heat of the summer will take this challenge to a whole new level. Summary The City has successfully completed all identified tasks to date, modified procedures to maximize efficiencies, and addressed obstacles encountered. The next phase is the giveaway, followed by the data collection and final reporting phases.