Local plumbers installed the toilets in private homes and small businesses, including the firehouse, retail stores, the Champion Lion's Club and Sacred Heart Church. Participating residents and business owners agreed to complete satisfaction surveys and measure their water usage through the end of the year.
U.P. Electric/Wittock Supply Co., based in Iron Mountain, Mich., stocked and shipped the toilets to the plumbing contractors. The 54-year-old plumbing, heating and electrical wholesaler serves the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and northern Wisconsin. It is a division of Standard Electric, Saginaw, Mich., an electrical distributor with 16 locations in lower Michigan. U.P. Electric/Wittock Supply, which operates four locations in Michigan - Iron Mountain, Marquette, Sault Sainte Marie and Escanaba - is a member of the American Supply Association and the Embassy buying group.