Corps of Engineers Civil Works Questionnaires Generic Clearance

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY QUESTIONNAIRE

(Personal Interview)

OMB 0710-0001

Expires: 30 September 2012

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ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY QUESTIONNAIRE

1. How familiar are you with the following waterway/lake:__________________?

___ Very familiar

___ Somewhat familiar

___ Not very familiar

___ Not at all familiar

___ Uncertain

2. What kinds of things do you look for as indicators of environmental quality in a body of water? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. How concerned are you about the environmental quality of the referenced waterway/lake (and please explain the reasons for your level of concern in the space provided below the choices)?

___ Very concerned

___ Somewhat concerned

___ Not very concerned

___ Not at all concerned

___ Uncertain

4. In the last year, on average, how often have you used the river for recreation? Did you use it: weekly, monthly, a few times during the year, or not at all?

___Weekly ___A few times during the year

___Monthly ___Not at all

5. Has the environmental quality of the river caused you to stop doing, or do less of, ANY of the things you used to do for recreation? (Check)

___Yes ___No ___Don’t know

5a. Why is that? __________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

6. Do you think that the current water quality in the river makes it safe or unsafe for swimming?

___Very safe ___Very unsafe

___Somewhat safe ___Don’t know

___Somewhat unsafe

7. Do you think that the current water quality in the river makes eating fish and other seafood from it: very safe, somewhat safe, somewhat unsafe, or very unsafe?

___Very safe ___Very unsafe

___Somewhat safe ___Don’t know

___Somewhat unsafe

8. Do you think the current water quality in the river makes it: very safe, somewhat safe, somewhat unsafe, or very unsafe for fish and other aquatic life that live in the river?

___Very safe ___Very unsafe

___Somewhat safe ___Don’t know

___Somewhat unsafe

9) On a scale from 1 to 3 (1 = high priority, 2 = medium priority, 3 = low priority), please rate the following as priorities for the referenced waterway/lake:

___ Safe for swimming

___ Safe for fish and other aquatic life in the river

___ Safe for animals to eat fish, shellfish, and plants taken from the waterway/lake

___ Safe for people to eat fish, shellfish, and plants taken from the waterway/lake

10) Do you think that the current efforts to protect or improve the environmental quality of the waterway/lake are too little, too much, just right, or don’t know?

___ Too little

___ Too much

___ Just right

___ Don’t’ know

11. How active would you describe yourself in helping to generally reduce pollution in the environment?

11a. Would you say that you are very active, somewhat active, or not very active?

___Very active

___Somewhat active

___Not very active

12. Do you or any members of your household belong to any organization(s) that promote(s) environmental quality?

___Yes

___ No

___Don’t know

12a. If yes, what are they? ___________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

13. Suppose some new funding became available for improving the environmental of the river system. Some of this money would go to repair damage already done by pollution and some to prevent additional damage. Where would you like to see most of the new money go: 1) to prevent additional damage by pollution, or 2) to repair damage already done by pollution?

___Preventing additional damage by pollution

___Repairing damage already done by pollution

___Don’t know

___Other ________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

13a. If you chose “preventing additional damage by pollution”, which of the following should that money be spent for: for education, for scientific research, for enforcement of existing regulations, or for technical assistance to volunteer groups, or for some other purpose?

___Education ___Technical assistance to volunteer groups

___Scientific research ___Don’t know

___Enforcement of existing ___Other (specify) __________________

regulations

__________________________________

__________________________________

13b. If you chose repairing damage already done by pollution, where should that money be spent: for restoring wildlife areas, for replenishing fish, for reducing water pollution, or for some other purpose?

___Restoring wildlife areas ___Reducing water pollution

___Replenishing the fish ___Other

population

___Don’t know (specify)____________________________

___________________________________

___________________________________

14. Have you seen or heard any reports about environmental restoration in the river? (Check Answer)

___Yes ___No ___Don’t know

15. If you wanted more specific information on improving the river environment where would you be most likely to get it: from newspapers, from magazines, radio, television, the Internet, newsletters, from other people, or from some other source? (Check One Answer)

___Newspapers ___The Internet

___Magazines ___Other people

___Radio ___Newsletters

___Television ___Other________________________________

16. In the last year, on average, how often have you eaten fish, shellfish, or plants from the referenced waterway/lake?

___ daily

___ weekly

___ monthly

___ only a few times

___ not at all

16. Do you eat fish, shellfish, or plants from the referenced waterway/lake as a primary way to keep from going hungry?

___ yes

___ no

16. Which of the following, if any, do you typically eat from the referenced waterway/lake?

___ Fish

___ Shellfish

___ Plants

___ I do not eat anything caught or collected from the waterway/lake

Other: ____________________________________________________________

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