Thanks to the Shoreline area elementary school “Leak Detectives” (aka students) and their awesome teachers for another year of great results in our annual Fix-A-Leak Challenge!

Pictured above: school supplies won by Ms. Leah Haney’s 2nd grade class at Kings Elementary

1146 toilets tested!

590 students involved!

135 leaky toilets apprehended!

41 classrooms participated!

11% of toilets tested had leaks!

More than 1 out of 10 toilets tested had leaks—that’s a lot of water going down the drain, and a nice savings to the household once they got fixed.

Classrooms with 80-100% Participation

The following 18 classrooms achieved 80-100% participation and were eligible for our prize drawing of $100 towards school supplies:

• Ms. Sarita Benson’s 4th grade class at Brookside Elementary School
• Ms. Kimberly-Joy Dunphy’s 1st grade class at Kings Elementary School
• Ms. Sarah Cordova’s 3rd grade class at Kings Elementary School
• Ms. Tiffany Davis’ 6th grade class at Kings Elementary School
• Ms. Joy Ness’ Kindergarten class at Kings Elementary School
• Ms. Leah Haney’s 2nd grade class at Kings Elementary School
• Ms. Ericka Hernandez’s 1st grade class at Kings Elementary School
• Ms. Joyce Ayres’ 3rd grade class at Kings Elementary School
• Ms. Amy Lonac’s Kindergarten class at Kings Elementary School
• Ms. Jo Lindbald’s 5th grade class at Kings Elementary School
• Ms. Alisha Elliot’s 5th grade class at Kings Elementary School
• Ms. Jamie Green’s 2nd grade class at Kings Elementary School
• Ms. Kelly Chacon’s Kindergarten class at Kings Elementary School
• Ms. Cheri Cline’s 3rd grade class at Kings Elementary School
• Ms. Rona Cornell’s 6th grade class at Kings Elementary School
• Ms. Denise Peters’ 4th grade class at Meridian Park Elementary School
• Ms. Anika Miller’s 1st grade class at Ridgecrest Elementary School
• Ms. Stephanie Martin’s Kindergarten class at Syre Elementary School

2019 Fix a Leak Classroom Winners

On April 15, 2019, our Board of Commissioners drew ten names out of the above list of 80-100% participation classrooms… congratulations to the following winning classrooms!

• Ms. Kimberly-Joy Dunphy’s 1st grade class at Kings Elementary School
• Ms. Sarah Cordova’s 3rd grade class at Kings Elementary School
• Ms. Denise Peters’ 4th grade class at Meridian Park Elementary School
• Ms. Tiffany Davis’ 6th grade class at Kings Elementary School
• Ms. Joy Ness’ Kindergarten class at Kings Elementary School
• Ms. Sarita Benson’s 4th grade class at Brookside Elementary School
• Ms. Leah Haney’s 2nd grade class at Kings Elementary School
• Ms. Erika Hernandez’s 1st grade class at Kings Elementary School
• Ms. Joyce Ayers’ 3rd grade class at Kings Elementary School
• Ms. Amy Lonac’s Kindergarten class at Kings Elementary School

Want to Test Your Toilet?

Drop by our main office and pick up the same (free!) toilet dye strip test that we gave out to the local schools. Instructions are right on the package, and, as our local school kids can attest, the test is super simple to do. 🙂

If you find that it’s leaking, Seattle Public Utilities offers this handy “how to” video for fixing it.