Metropolitan Washington Drinking Water and Wastewater Use Survey
The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, on behalf of its member water and wastewater agencies, is conducting this survey to help the agencies better communicate with you – their customers – on a number of topics. It should take you no more than 10 minutes to complete. Your answers are anonymous, and you will have the option at the end of the survey to enter your email to win one of three $100 gift cards. Your email will not be tied to your survey responses. Any email address you provide will not be used for any purpose, and will only be kept on file if you opt in to our mailing list.
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1. How often do you do the following: When I want to drink some water, I will fill a glass or reusable bottle with tap water (from the kitchen faucet or a refrigerator door tap)
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2. If you chose “rarely” or “never” in the previous question, please indicate why.
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3. How often do you drink bottled water? (water that you bought bottled, not a personal bottle that you filled with tap water):
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4. Please indicate the degree to which you do the following: I use flushable wipes, and I flush them down the toilet when I am done. (By flushable wipes, we mean, not toilet paper, but wet wipes that are marketed as flushable on the packaging.)
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5. When it’s time to discard unwanted pills or medication, I flush them down the toilet:
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6. When it’s time to discard fats, oils or grease from cooking, I pour them down the kitchen sink:
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7. Area water and wastewater utilities have launched a regional advertising campaign to help remind consumers how to protect their pipes from fats, oils, grease, wipes and medication. Can you recall what the advertising campaign looked like?
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8. In the warmer months, you water your lawn:
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9. If you indicated that you water your lawn at least once a week, do you use an automated system that’s pre-programmed to water your lawn on certain days at certain times?
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10. If you use an automated watering system, do you manually turn it off when it rains or when rain is in the forecast?
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11. When it snows or is icy, which of the following do you do at your home to remove snow and ice:
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12. The original source of the water from my kitchen faucet, (where it came from before it was treated), is:
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13. Please indicate your level of agreement with the following phrase: Actions on my property that I take, such as fertilizing, oil changes, and disposal of pet waste can impact the health of the Chesapeake Bay.
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14. Actions on my property that I take, such as fertilizing, oil changes, and disposal of pet waste can impact the quality of my drinking water.
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15. Thinking about how much you pay for water service at home (we’re talking about water from your tap, not bottled water), if you had to guess at how much your water costs per gallon, would you say it’s likely:
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16. If you buy bottled water on a regular basis, how much do you think you spend on it?
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17. Thinking about what it takes to build and maintain the infrastructure that treats and transports your water and wastewater to and from your home, the price you pay for that water is:
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18. Thinking about how much water you use on a daily basis, on average, to drink, bathe and engage in activities such as cleaning clothes, doing the dishes, watering the lawn and washing the car, you probably use:
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19. When you think about your family’s water use, you use the largest amount of water for:
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20. Based on what I have seen, read, or heard, the water and wastewater system in my community is old and in need of repair.
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21. I trust my local water utility to make smart decisions about infrastructure investments (like new pipes, new pumps, new treatment).
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22. When I have a question about my water service, I am able to get my question answered on the water utility’s website.
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23. When I have a question about my water service, I am able to get my question answered by contacting my utility's customer service.
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24. When I have a question about my water service, I am able to get my question answered by sending a direct email message to my utility.
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25. When I have a question about my water service, I am able to get my question answered on my utility's social media channel.
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26. When I want to know something about my water or wastewater service, or billing and payment info, I (check all that apply):
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27. When I have contacted customer service of my water or wastewater provider, I have been satisfied with the result
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28. I am concerned about the safety of the tap water in my home.
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29. When my water utility proposes higher rates, I understand their reasoning for doing so.
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30. When my water utility proposes higher rates, I understand their methods for setting the new rates.
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31. The person or people I trust most for information about my tap water or wastewater service is...
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32. The single best way for my water utility to reach me with non-emergency information about my water service, such as a new payment option, or routine maintenance that may affect taste or odor of water is:
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33. The single best way for my water utility to reach me with emergency information about my water service, such as the need to boil water or a service disruption is:
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34. I live in:
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35. Which of the following best describes your dwelling?
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36. Which of the following best describes your age group?
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37. Which of the following best describes your household for the number of people living there full time?
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38. Which of the following best describes your ethnicity?
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39. If you would like your email to be entered to win a $100 gift card, please type it in below. Your email will not be retained for any other use whatsoever.
40. Would you like us to use your email to keep you updated about information pertaining to your water or sewer service?
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41. Would you like us to use your email to potentially invite you to participate in other research studies?
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This concludes the survey. Thank you very much for your time and participation.
In a few weeks, three email addresses will be selected at random to receive a $100 gift card. The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and its member water and wastewater agencies will share results of this survey on its website and with local news outlets. For more information about COG, visit www.mwcog.org.
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