WATERSHED QUESTIONNAIRE
(Personal Interview)
OMB 0710-0001
Expires: 30 September 2012
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Watershed Questionnaire
Watershed Studies (This survey form would be prefaced by a short definition of a watershed and a small map of the watershed where the survey is being conducted so that those being surveyed could orient themselves to the location).
Please indicate your priority concerns in the watershed by ranking each of the following categories by placing a number 1 through 3 in the blank space (number 1 being your highest priority and 3 being your lowest priority).
_______Water Quality
_______Air Quality
_______Solid waste disposal
_______Sewage collection and treatment
_______Land use management and land use controls
_______Brush / Vegetation management
_______Visual quality
_______Quality and diversity of wildlife
_______Quality and diversity of aquatic life
_______River-based recreation
_______Stormwater management and control
_______Reservoir operations / lake levels
_______Flood damages to homes, businesses, schools, etc.
_______Floodplain management
_______Availability of safe drinking water
_______Renewable energy sources (e.g., hydropower, wind power)
Are there any additional concerns that you have within the watershed that are not included in the list? If yes, what are they and would they be ranked as a 1, 2 or 3 within the listing above?
_______Yes
Concern________________________________
Ranking_______
_______No
Are you a member of a Watershed Association, including any organization/group that is active/involved/interested in the watershed?
_______Yes; please identify _____________________
_______No
Are you aware of the presence of a Watershed Association in your area?
_______Yes
_______No
To your knowledge has there ever been a watershed plan developed for this area?
_______Yes
_______No
How long have you been a resident within this particular watershed?
_______Years
How close is your home or business to the nearest stream?
_______Less than 100 feet
_______More than 100 feet but less than 500 feet
_______Over 500 feet
To your knowledge, in what year did the last damaging flood (damages to homes or businesses) occur in this watershed?
___________________
Are you aware of any invasive species (overpopulating plants or animals) being present in the… xyz river basin, xyz reservoir, xyz watershed? (Check one.)
_______Yes; please check any of those listed below:
_______zebra mussel
_______water hyacinth
_______hydrilla
_______salt cedar
_______other, please list: ______________
_______No
Are you aware of algal blooms occurring in the xyz watershed? (Check one.)
_______Yes; please identify their location in the watershed
____________________________________
_______No
Has the occurrence of algal blooms in the xyz watershed/zyx reservoir caused you to alter your recreational enjoyment of the lake/watershed? (Check One)
_______Yes; please check one of the following:
_______ you have decreased your use of the watershed/reservoir
_______ you have increased your use of the watershed/reservoir
_______ you have not altered your use of the watershed/reservoir
_______No
What changes, if any, have you noticed as a result of alga bloom/invasive species in the xyz watershed/zyx reservoir? (check all that is applicable)
_______taste or smell of drinking water
_______treatment cost of water (asked differently for systems and residential/industrial)
_______maintenance and repair to water intake/treatment equipment (systems only);
_______maintenance and repair to water pluming equipment;
_______other; please specify ________________________________
Does wild game resources around reservoir/watershed xyz provide food for you or your family during the course of a year?
_______Yes; If yes, please check one of the following:
_______wild game resources provide food for you or your family fewer than 5 times during a year
_______wild game resources provide food for you or your family at least 5, but fewer than 10 times. during the year
_______wild game resources provide food for you or your family 10 times or more during the year
_______No
Do the fish from reservoir/watershed xyz provide food for you or your family during the course of a year?
_______Yes; If yes check one of the following:
_______fish from the reservoir/watershed provide food for you or your family fewer than 5 times during a year
_______fish from the reservoir/watershed provide food for you or your family at least 5, but fewer than 10 times, during the year
_______fish from the reservoir/watershed provide food for you or your family 10 times or more during the year
_______No
Reservoir-Related Survey questions
In the operations of Lake xyz, which do you favor? (check one of the following):
_______not raising (lowering) the lake level
_______raising (lowering) the lake level one(1) feet in Month A to Month B time frame.
_______raising (lowering) the lake level two(2) feet in Month A to Month B time frame.
_______raising (lowering) the lake level x feet in Month A to Month B time frame.
_______other, please specify____________________
In the regulation of the river level of river xyz, at zyx location, which do you favor? (check one of the following):
_______not raising (lowering) the river level during the Month A to Month B time frame
_______raising (lowering) the river level by one(1) feet in Month A to Month B time frame
_______raising (lowering) the river level by X feet in Month A to Month B time frame
_______other, please specify______
What sort of changes do you in favor in the river level when flood control releases are being shut down at the upstream lake/lakes? (Check one of the following)
_______much slower than what is current practiced
_______somewhat slower than what is current practiced
_______maintain river levels as what is current practiced
_______somewhat faster than what is current practiced
_______much faster than what is current practiced
As far as the way the Corps currently operates reservoirs for flood control (or other project purpose), which of the following would help minimize adverse effects of bank caving (or other problem)? (check all that is applicable)
_______Bank stabilization using rip-rap material downstream of the reservoir;
_______Bank stabilization using tree and other planting on the banks downstream of the reservoir;
_______Bank stabilization using rip-rap material in areas around of the reservoir;
_______Bank stabilization using tree and other planting on the banks in areas around the reservoir;
_______Other; please specify___________
List the any problem with (flood control/lake/other project purpose) operations not discussed so far and suggest any measures that might help fix the problem:
Describe Problem #1___________________________________
What do you suggest be changed to help with the problem, if any ____________________________________________________
Describe Problem #2___________________________________
What do you suggest be changed to help with the problem, if any ____________________________________________________
Describe Problem #3___________________________________
What do you suggest be changed to help with the problem, if any ____________________________________________________
| File Type | application/msword |
| File Title | Watershed Questionnaire |
| Author | Stuart Davis |
| Last Modified By | Stuart A. Davis |
| File Modified | 2009-05-21 |
| File Created | 2005-07-21 |