UGRWCD Drought Survey - Municipal & Industrial

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Please complete the survey questions. Please contact Stacy Beaugh, Facilitator for the Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District Drought Contingency Plan at stacybeaugh@gmail.com with any questions. If you have other water use interests that you represent, please consider also completing a second survey that is specific to that interest.

Thank you for your time and assistance!

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How has drought affected your municipal drinking water or industrial operations? Check all that apply.

a. Pressure on municipal water supply availability?

b. Increase in potable water use for outdoor irrigation?

c. Difficulties in meeting discharge permit requirements?

d. Need for implementing improved treatment technology?

e. Need to look for supplemental water supply?

f. Increased level of treatment?

g. Increased costs for operations?

Other:

What are your greatest concerns around acidification and long-term drought? Check only your top 3 choices.

a. Increased regulation by the State?

b. Costs associated with required treatment technology to deal with regulation?

c. Need to purchase new equipment?

d. Need to update equipment?

e. Uncertainty of water supply?

f. Water quality impacts associated with wildfire (e.g., sediment loading)?

g. Increased treatment costs?

Other:

What has been your municipality/industry’s response to dealing with the impacts from drought? Check only your top 3 choices.

a. Outdoor watering restrictions?

b. Community outreach regarding water conservation measures?

c. Land use code regulations requiring indoor water conservation (e.g., low flow shower heads, low flow toilets, etc.)?

d. Implemented a tiered rate structure?

e. Implemented infrastructure/distribution improvements of efficiency upgrades?

f. Acquisition of additional water rights or utilization of existing supplemental rights to support operations?

Other:

What top 4 things do you think the municipal/industrial community could do to respond to drought? Check only your top 4 choices.

a. Land use code regulations restricting outdoor watering?

b. Land use code regulations requiring indoor water conservation (e.g., low flow shower heads, low flow toilets, etc.)?

c. Implement watering restrictions?

d. Police water violators (e.g., watering the sidewalk)

e. Inform metered households on how much water they are using and options to reduce their use?

f. Minimize turf area in new development?

g. Pay people to remove turf and replace with drought tolerant xeriscape?

h. Require native, drought tolerant plant species in any new development?

i. Implement “water smart” development?

j. Build more upstream storage?

k. Diversify water availability portfolios?

l. Conduct a rate study?

m. Implemented a tiered rate structure?

n. Consider rebate programs?

Other:

What top 3 things do you think the Upper Gunnison River District could do to help with drought response and drought resiliency for the municipal and industrial water users? Check only your top 3 choices.

a. Assist with grant funding for municipal conservation efforts?

b. Assist with funding for water treatment technology upgrades?

c. Assist with development of water wise land use management plans?

d. Enter into partner agreements with federal land management agencies to support source water protection efforts in our forested watersheds?

e. Build additional storage or augmentation water supplies?

f. Lead a local community wide water conservation campaign?

Other:

What top 3 resources or metrics do you rely on to plan for and track drought intensity? Check only your top 3 choices.

a. NRCS Snotel Sites?

b. Aerial Snow Observation radar flights for snow depth and water equivalent?

c. Personal observations of soil moisture saturation levels in late fall?

d. NRCS drought monitor index?

e. USGS gages or personal observations on river levels?

f. Reservoir levels?

g. American Whitewater?

h. Pasture plant success?

i. Colorado River Basin Forecast Center?

Other:

Do you have any other comments to share?

Please add your name and affiliation so that we can follow-up with you if needed. Your personal responses will not be published, and your information will be used only by the facilitators to follow-up with you to seek additional clarification, if necessary.

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