MWC Water Availability and Drought Impacts Information Gathering Survey- Business

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* 1. What type of business do you represent? Examples include but are not limited to recreation, lodging, merchandising, food service, fuel, auto, construction and trades, real estate and more.

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* 2. What is the source of water for your business?

Surface water diversion

Groundwater (well)

Group A water system (More than 15 users, e.g. Towns of Twisp or Winthrop)

Group B water system (15 users or less)

Irrigation Company or District

Other

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Do you have adequate water for your business?

Yes

No

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* 4. Do any of these issues affect your water supply? (Check all that apply)

Water could be curtailed (cut off) in a drought

Physical circumstances could limit water (e.g. dry well)

Interruptible water right

Other

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Have past droughts (1994, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2015, 2018 and 2021) affected your water availability or business operations? Please describe how drought affected you.

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* 6. Identify impacts from droughts that have or could affect your business.

Short- term loss of revenue

Employee lay-offs or reduction in hours

Cost to revenue imbalance because of unused merchandise or other

Long-term impacts such as variability in your business every few years which affects plans for revenue

Employee recruitment and compensation

Reduction in market value of business

Reduction in property value

Losses of vendors or other complementary businesses that improved your market potential

Other

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Describe any steps you have taken or would like to take to reduce the risks of drought to your business operations.

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* 8. What type of assistance would be useful during a drought?

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* 9. What additional information about drought do you need?

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* 10. Please provide your name and contact information if we can contact you with follow-up information for this questionnaire and to keep you informed about water issues in the Methow Valley

Name

Company

Email Address

Phone Number