Truax Field Air National Guard Base

Questionnaire for Community Involvement Plan

Thank you for agreeing to provide the Air National Guard (ANG) with information about the most effective communication methods for stakeholders interested in the environmental cleanup activities at the Truax Field ANG Base (ANGB). The Environmental Restoration Program (ERP) focuses on investigating and addressing contamination that occurred in the past due to spills, leaks, or historical practices that are no longer acceptable under today’s environmental regulations. To learn more about the Department of Defense’s Environmental Restoration Program, please click here. In addition to ongoing environmental projects to address other contaminants, the ANG is conducting an investigation and cleanup process to address the use of fire-suppressing materials at the airfield that contained per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

The questionnaire results will be summarized and included in the Truax Field ANGB Community Involvement Plan update to be posted on the Administrative Record (https://ar.afcec-cloud.af.mil/). This questionnaire is voluntary, confidential, and a greatly appreciated community service.

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Acronym Key
ANG: Air National Guard
ANGB: Air National Guard Base
ERP: Environmental Restoration Program
PFAS: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances

Background

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* 1. What is your home zip code?

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* 2. How long have you lived and/or worked in the area?

0–4 years

5–9 years

10–14 years

15–19 years

20–29 years

30 or more years

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* 3. How would you describe your role in the community? (check all that apply)

Local resident

Local business owner

Local employee

Public or elected official

Representative of an environmental organization

Representative of a homeowners’ association or civic group

Community leader (please describe)

Environmental Investigation Knowledge and Interest

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* 4. Are you aware of ongoing environmental restoration activities being conducted at Truax Field ANGB?

Yes

If yes, when did you first become aware of the ERP at Truax Field ANGB?

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* 5. How familiar are you with the PFAS environmental investigations at Truax Field ANGB ANGB?

No knowledge

Somewhat knowledgeable

Very knowledgeable

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* 6. Are there aspects of the ERP at Truax Field ANGB that interest you? Please rate your level of interest:

	Not Interested	Slightly Interested	Moderately Interested	Very Interested
Health and Safety	Health and Safety Not Interested	Health and Safety Slightly Interested	Health and Safety Moderately Interested	Health and Safety Very Interested
Economic	Economic Not Interested	Economic Slightly Interested	Economic Moderately Interested	Economic Very Interested
Environmental	Environmental Not Interested	Environmental Slightly Interested	Environmental Moderately Interested	Environmental Very Interested

Other aspects that interest me are:

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* 7. How familiar are you with the community involvement process throughout the CERCLA process? Please indicate your familiarity below:

Very familiar

Somewhat familiar

Not familiar

Communications

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* 8. How do you typically get local community news in general? Please check all the boxes that apply and provide details (websites, newspapers, radio and television stations, etc.) in the comment box

Social media such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube

Print newspaper

Online newspaper

Television news

Radio/Podcast

Websites

Community organizations

Word of mouth

Other

Please use this box to indicate what specific newspapers, television or radio stations, websites, or organizations you use for local information.

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* 9. How would you like to get information about the Truax Field ANGB environmental investigation and remediation projects? Please check up to five preferred methods:

Direct mail

E-mail

Fact Sheet

Public Notice

Postcard

News Publication

Website

Public Community Meeting or Open House

Restoration Advisory Board (RAB)

Live Stream Event

Pre-recorded Event

Social Media

Other

Please use this box to indicate specific social media outlets you recommend using.

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* 10. How often would you like to receive information?

Monthly

Quarterly

Annually

Significant milestones/as information becomes available

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* 11. What do you consider to be effective communication between the community and Truax Field ANGB? Please use the space below to describe what you think would be effective communication techniques and styles.

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* 12. What has your experience been with Truax Field ANGB, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR), Dane County, or any other agencies regarding the Base?

	No Experience	Poor Experience	Adequate Experience	Good Experience	Excellent Experience
Truax Field ANGB	Truax Field ANGB No Experience	Truax Field ANGB Poor Experience	Truax Field ANGB Adequate Experience	Truax Field ANGB Good Experience	Truax Field ANGB Excellent Experience
WDNR	WDNR No Experience	WDNR Poor Experience	WDNR Adequate Experience	WDNR Good Experience	WDNR Excellent Experience
Dane County	Dane County No Experience	Dane County Poor Experience	Dane County Adequate Experience	Dane County Good Experience	Dane County Excellent Experience
Other	Other No Experience	Other Poor Experience	Other Adequate Experience	Other Good Experience	Other Excellent Experience

Please provide further comments such as persons, agency and/or organization, if desired.

Public Meetings

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* 13. Would you be interested in participating in a public meeting?

No (If no, go to Question 16)

Yes (If yes, go to Question 14)

50% of survey complete.