Pioneer-Sarah Clean Water Survey Question Title * 1. Do you visit any of the lakes and streams within a five mile radius of your home? If so, how do you use the lake or stream? Check all that apply. Fishing Boating/canoeing Swimming Viewing wildlife Don't visit Lake Independence Lake Independence Fishing Lake Independence Boating/canoeing Lake Independence Swimming Lake Independence Viewing wildlife Lake Independence Don't visit Lake Sarah Lake Sarah Fishing Lake Sarah Boating/canoeing Lake Sarah Swimming Lake Sarah Viewing wildlife Lake Sarah Don't visit Lake Rebecca Lake Rebecca Fishing Lake Rebecca Boating/canoeing Lake Rebecca Swimming Lake Rebecca Viewing wildlife Lake Rebecca Don't visit Pioneer Creek Pioneer Creek Fishing Pioneer Creek Boating/canoeing Pioneer Creek Swimming Pioneer Creek Viewing wildlife Pioneer Creek Don't visit Sarah Creek Sarah Creek Fishing Sarah Creek Boating/canoeing Sarah Creek Swimming Sarah Creek Viewing wildlife Sarah Creek Don't visit Deer Creek Deer Creek Fishing Deer Creek Boating/canoeing Deer Creek Swimming Deer Creek Viewing wildlife Deer Creek Don't visit Robina Creek Robina Creek Fishing Robina Creek Boating/canoeing Robina Creek Swimming Robina Creek Viewing wildlife Robina Creek Don't visit Spurzem Creek Spurzem Creek Fishing Spurzem Creek Boating/canoeing Spurzem Creek Swimming Spurzem Creek Viewing wildlife Spurzem Creek Don't visit Question Title * 2. What watershed district do you live in? Check only one response. Pioneer Sarah Creek Watershed Middle Mississippi Watershed Management District Crow River Watershed Don't know Other (please specify) Question Title * 3. As you consider other issues facing your community, how important is surface water in your community's lakes and streams? Check only one response. Most important Very important Somewhat important Not important at all Don't know Question Title * 4. What does the term "water quality" mean to you? Check all that apply. The water in lakes and streams is fish-able and swim-able Water in lakes and streams is clear (can see a long way down) It is good habitat for wildlife Absence of pollutants and harmful micro-organisms Water is odorless All of the above Don't know Question Title * 5. What changes have you witnessed regarding the overall water quality of local streams and lakes in the past ten years? Check only one response. Little if any change Water quality has improved Water quality has deteriorated Don't know Other (please specify) Question Title * 6. What specific pollutants might be impacting your local lakes? Check all that apply. Phosphorus Nitrates Sediment and debris from stormwater Bacteria and nutrients from leaking septic systems Insecticides Herbicides Fertilizers Garbage and trash Urban pollutants Don't know Other (please specify) Question Title * 7. When stormwater runs off of your property, where does it go? Check all that apply. A stormwater detention pond A rain garden A storm drain in the street Lake Independence Lake Sarah Lake Rebecca A local creek A wetland The Mississippi River Other Don't know Question Title * 8. Do you think there is a connection between people's land use practices and water quality in local lakes? Check only one reply Yes No Don't know Other (please specify) Question Title * 9. Are you aware of any of the following programs that aim to improve water quality? Check one response per row. Am aware of it I'm not aware of it Am interested in more information West Metro Alliance workshop series West Metro Alliance workshop series Am aware of it West Metro Alliance workshop series I'm not aware of it West Metro Alliance workshop series Am interested in more information Clean Water Minnesota Media Campaign Clean Water Minnesota Media Campaign Am aware of it Clean Water Minnesota Media Campaign I'm not aware of it Clean Water Minnesota Media Campaign Am interested in more information Clean Water Legacy Act Clean Water Legacy Act Am aware of it Clean Water Legacy Act I'm not aware of it Clean Water Legacy Act Am interested in more information Environment Minnesota Environment Minnesota Am aware of it Environment Minnesota I'm not aware of it Environment Minnesota Am interested in more information Lake Independence TMDL improvement effort Lake Independence TMDL improvement effort Am aware of it Lake Independence TMDL improvement effort I'm not aware of it Lake Independence TMDL improvement effort Am interested in more information Lake Sarah TMDL improvement effort Lake Sarah TMDL improvement effort Am aware of it Lake Sarah TMDL improvement effort I'm not aware of it Lake Sarah TMDL improvement effort Am interested in more information Don't know Don't know Am aware of it Don't know I'm not aware of it Don't know Am interested in more information Question Title * 10. Are there any clean water practices that you would like information about? Check all that apply Already use Am interested in more information Lawn care Lawn care Already use Lawn care Am interested in more information Winter maintenance (safe de-icing practices) Winter maintenance (safe de-icing practices) Already use Winter maintenance (safe de-icing practices) Am interested in more information Rain garden Rain garden Already use Rain garden Am interested in more information Rain barrel Rain barrel Already use Rain barrel Am interested in more information Shoreline management Shoreline management Already use Shoreline management Am interested in more information Native shoreline buffers Native shoreline buffers Already use Native shoreline buffers Am interested in more information Managing horse manure Managing horse manure Already use Managing horse manure Am interested in more information Other (please specify) Question Title * 11. Who is responsible for improving water quality? Check all that apply. Crop farmers Livestock farmers Horse owners Lakeshore owners State and local officials Individual homeowners Watershed district commissioners Myself Other (please specify) Question Title * 12. How much would you be willing to pay each month to clean up surface water in your local lakes and streams? Check only one response. Nothing $2.00 $4.00 $6.00 $8.00 $10.00 $12.00 $14.00 Other (please specify) Question Title * 13. If someone's practices degrade a public water body downstream, does that person have the responsibility to clean up and decrease that impact? Check only one response. Yes, they should be responsible No, they should not be responsible If you answered no, who should be held responsible and cover the costs? (Use comment box below) Don't know Comment box: Question Title * 14. What should the Pioneer Sarah Watershed Management Commission's priorities be? Please rank your choices below. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 To protect all water resources 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 To save tax dollars 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 To bring water quality in local lakes up to state standards 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 To bring water quality in local streams and rivers up to state standards 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 To educate the public about clean water 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 To provide programs and outreach on clean water standards and practices 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Don't know Question Title * 15. For each of the following activities, please indicate if you think the Pioneer Sarah Watershed Management Commission should be involved. Check all that apply. Inform and educate the public on water quality issues Enact and enforce laws regulating how properties can be built or modified to minimize impacts on lakes and streams Consider projects such as rain gardens and pervious pavement to clean up lakes and streams Provide incentives such as grants to individual property owners to add rain gardens, rain barrels and native vegetation to their property Be able to tax to clean up impairments and implement clean water projects Don't know Other (please specify) Question Title * 16. What clean water practices are you willing to consider? Check all that apply. Change a lawn maintenance practice Learn about safe use of de-icing chemicals for sidewalks and driveways Redirect your downspouts away from hard surfaces such as driveways and sidewalks Plant a rain garden to collect runoff and filter stormwater Install a rain barrel Attend a workshop on lakeshore practices Clean up pet waste and trash Plant native vegetation on my shoreline Managed grazing for my horses Managing horse manure Checking or updating my septic system None Don't know Other (please specify) Question Title * 17. What prevents you from trying something to improve water quality? Check all that apply Cost I don't have the knowledge or information I would need more technical information Don't know about it Don't have the time Concerned about government regulation or intrusion It's not a priority I believe that I am doing a good job already Neighbor doesn't want me to Don't know Other (please specify) Question Title * 18. What would help you to adopt a clean water practice? Check all that apply. Financial incentive Cost-share Knowing that I'm leaving a legacy or stewardship for my family and future generations Training or technical "how-to" information Seeing it tried on a neighbor's property Access to equiment Show me the numbers (understanding the cost-benefit of the practice) Don't know None of the above Other (please specify) Question Title * 19. Where do you go for information about water quality? Check all that apply. County officials Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Neighbor or another farmer Lake association City newsletter Pioneer Sarah Watershed Management Commission U of MN Extension I don't seek information about water quality Other (please specify) Question Title * 20. How would you prefer to receive information about water quality from the Pioneer Sarah Watershed Management Commission? Check all that apply. City newsletter Local newspaper Mailings Internet (Pioneer Sarah Watershed Management Commission website) Email message Facebook Cable TV Brochure Phone call Workshop Not interested Other (please specify) Question Title * 21. Would you be interested in taking part in any of the following community-based clean water activities? Check all that apply. Comment on a watershed management plan Join in a neighborhood clean-up of a local lake or stream Attend a clean water workshop Take part in a "Community Clean-up for Water Quality" event (raking leaves from storm drains) Organize my neighbors to help solve a particular water quality issue Adopt a storm drain Attend Pioneer Sarah Watershed Management Commission meetings Join the Pioneer Sarah citizen advisory committee (CAC) None of the above Other (please specify) Question Title * 22. How would you describe your property? Check only one response. Residential Hobby farm (home with a few horses) Horse-related business (stable, boarding or breeding) Farm with beef or dairy cattle Farm with field crops Farm with cattle and field crops Lake shore property Question Title * 23. If you have horses, what manure/land management practices do you use? Check all that apply. Managed grazing Nutrient management planning Manure management Store manure on pad Apply manure at agronomic rates Compost it Sell or trade it Apply it wherever it is convenient Test it for nutrient content Haul manure elsewhere Restrict livestock from streams and lakes None of the above I don't have horses Don't know Other (please specify) Question Title * 24. A shoreland buffer is a strip of vegetation (natural or planted) along the shoreline that prevents runoff from entering a water body. If you have lakeshore property, what are your views about shoreline buffers? Check all that apply. I like the appearance I don't like the appearance I already have shoreline buffers Doesn't apply to me (I don't have a shoreline) Other (please specify) Question Title * 25. What would help you to adopt a shoreland buffer? Check all that apply Training or "how-to" information Environmental education Making it a family activity Knowing that I'm leaving a legacy or stewardship for my family and future generations Financial incentive Cost-share No "red tape" Seeing it tried on a neighbor's property Access to equipment Access to plant materials Show me the numbers (understanding the cost-benefit of the practice) All of the above None of the above Doesn't apply to me -- I don't have a shoreline Other (please specify) Question Title * 26. What prevents you from installing a shoreland buffer? Check all that apply Don't know about it I don't like the look of a shoreland buffer It might block my view of the lake It might block my view of children playing in the lake It might harbor ticks and mosquitos I would need more technical information Cost Don't have the time It's not a priority Neighbor doesn't want me to I already have a shoreland buffer Don't know Other (please specify) Question Title * 27. Finally, to help us track survey responses and avoid duplicate entries, please enter your house number in the box below. You do not need to enter your full address. For example, if you live at 1234 Daffodil Lane, you need only enter 1234. Question Title * 28. Thank you for taking the survey. If you would like to enter your name into the gift card drawing please write your name and address in the box below. We will still honor your privacy and your survey responses will be kept completely confidential and anonymous. Done