Strategic outreach campaigns gauge public attention to runoff water pollution, target the audience with appropriate messages, and measure the effectiveness of the outreach efforts. Here we provide a sample collection of baseline attitude surveys, stormwater program-related surveys, and evaluations of media campaigns from around the country.
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2001 Residential Public Opinion Survey (PDF)
(49 pp, 135 KB)
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California |
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2002 Omnibus Phone Survey (PDF)
(3 pp, 42 KB)
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Maine |
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A Survey of Residential Nutrient Behavior in the Chesapeake Bay (PDF)
(56 pp, 302 KB)
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Maryland, Pennsylvania |
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Chesapeake Bay Social Marketing Initiative 2004-2005 Final Report (PDF)
(6 pp, 71 KB)
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Maryland |
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Clean Water Campaign Combined Poll Results (PDF)
(23 pp, 97 KB)
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Georgia |
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Clean Water Survey - A Telephone Survey Among O'ahu Residents (PDF)
(7 pp, 44 KB)
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Hawaii |
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Delaware Residents' Attitudes Toward and Behaviors that Affect Water Quality (PDF)
(338 pp, 1128 KB)
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Delaware |
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Do Clean Rivers Begin at Home? Exploring the Obstacles and Motivations of Homeowner Behavior (PDF)
(82 pp, 1048 KB)
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Oregon |
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EPA Nonpoint Source Pollution Focus Group's Final Report (PDF)
(48 pp, 139 KB)
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Not State-Specific |
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Evaluation of Spring 1999 Stormwater Media Outreach (PDF)
(14 pp, 2.6 MB)
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Minnesota |
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Findings from Opinion Research 2002 Santa Barbara Storm Water Education Study (PDF)
(108 pp, 673 KB)
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California |
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Georgia Public's Perception of Water Issues. Telephone Survey Results: Volume 1 (PDF)
(120 pp, 795 KB)
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Georgia |
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Georgia Public's Perception of Water Issues. Telephone Survey Results: Volume 2 (PDF)
(254 pp, 906 KB)
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Georgia |
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Georgia Public's Perception of Water Issues: Focus Group Findings (PDF)
(17 pp, 70 KB)
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Georgia |
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Healthy Streams Plan: Public Values Assessment (PDF)
(47 pp, 471 KB)
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Oregon |
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Keep It Clean: Boulder Baseline Survey (PDF)
(2 pp, 313 KB)
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Colorado |
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Maine DEP Lawn Care Focus Group Report, 2006 (PDF)
(62 pp, 286 KB)
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Maine |
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Maine Feedback Survey Web Page (Think Blue Campaign) (PDF)
(2 pp, 107 KB)
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Maine |
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Maine Phone Survey, Jan. 2010, Stormwater Knowledge & Behavior (PDF)
(46 pp, 305 KB)
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Maine |
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NPS Pollution/Buffers Focus Groups (PDF)
(14 pp, 47 KB)
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Maine |
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Orange County Stormwater Program Progress in 2002-2003 (PDF)
(14 pp, 1.41 MB)
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California |
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Orange County Stormwater Survey Report (PDF)
(171 pp, 1.71 MB)
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California |
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Pilot Program Year 1 Evaluation Report (PDF)
(14 pp, 380 KB)
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California |
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Public Perceptions and Concern About Runoff Pollution (PDF)
(95 pp, 217 KB)
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South Carolina |
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Regional Water Quality Survey Findings Report (PDF)
(106 pp, 9435 KB)
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Michigan |
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Salt Lake City/County Watershed - 2003 (PDF)
(26 pp, 84 KB)
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Utah |
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San Diego County Unincorporated Area Watersheds: Public Awareness Telephone Survey Report (PDF)
(265 pp, 2394 KB)
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California |
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School Education and Model Assessment - Final Report: City of Davis (PDF)
(26 pp, 329 KB)
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California |
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Smart Water Ways: Lake Champlain Stormwater Education Campaign - Fall 2003, Press Release and Summary of Results (PDF)
(3 pp, 25 KB)
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Vermont |
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Smart Water Ways: Lake Champlain Stormwater Education Campaign - Fall 2003, Results Data (PDF)
(29 pp, 110 KB)
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Vermont |
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Smart Water Ways: Lake Champlain Stormwater Education Campaign - Fall 2003, Survey (PDF)
(12 pp, 49 KB)
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Vermont |
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South Carolina Residents' Attitudes and Behaviors Towards Aquatic Resources (PDF)
(195 pp, 455 KB)
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South Carolina |
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Storm Water Pilot Test Evaluation Report (PDF)
(54 pp, 248 KB)
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California |
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Stormwater /Urban Runoff Public Education Program Resident Population Pilot Test Evaluation Report (PDF)
(40 pp, 215 KB)
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California |
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Survey of Colorado Residents' Awareness and Understanding of Household-generated Polluted Runoff (PDF)
(3 pp, 12 KB)
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Colorado |
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Survey of Park City and Summit County (Utah) Residents on Stormwater Related Water Pollution Issues (PDF)
(79 pp, 171 KB)
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Utah |
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Survey of Residents of the Pike Creek Watershed Regarding Attitudes Toward and Behavior Affecting Water Quality (PDF)
(144 pp, 277 KB)
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Delaware |
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Tennesseans' Perceptions of Water Quality and Knowledge of Nonpoint Source Pollution (PDF)
(40 pp, 985 KB)
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Tennessee |
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The 2004 Survey of Kentuckians Environmental Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors (PDF)
(9 pp, 112 KB)
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Kentucky |
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The General Public: Who Are They and What Do They Think? (PDF)
(10 pp, 165 KB)
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Maine |
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Understanding the Georgia Public's Perception of Water Issues and The Motivational Messages to Which They Will Respond (PDF)
(178 pp, 605 KB)
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Georgia |
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Water Quality Opinion Survey 2000: Public Attitudes and Knowledge Regarding Water Quality in Monroe County, New York (PDF)
(40 pp, 317 KB)
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New York |
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1999 Public Opinion Survey, Rouge River Watershed (PDF)
(30 pp, 6480 KB)
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Michigan |
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2008 Pet-Waste Study (PDF)
(2 pp, 202 KB)
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Washington |
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Alachua County Scoop the Poop Campaign - Final Report, September 2009 (PDF)
(18 pp, 345 KB)
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Florida |
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Assessment of Maine's Stormwater Phase II & NPS Outreach Campaign 2003/2004 or Who is Willing to Protect Maine's Water Quality? (PDF)
(26 pp, 203 KB)
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Maine |
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Austin Lawn and Garden Chemical Education Campaign - Final Report (PDF)
(43 pp, 914 KB)
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Texas |
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Awareness, Knowledge, Opinions, and Behaviors Related to Stormwater in Chittenden County, Vermont (PDF)
(61 pp, 476 KB)
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Vermont |
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CALTRANS Public Education Research Study (PDF)
(59 pp, 1.93 MB)
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California |
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Changing Bangor Area Lawn Care Behavior (PDF)
(22 pp, 7.21 MB)
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Maine |
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Changing Homeowner's Lawn Care Behavior to Reduce Nutrient Losses in New England's Urbanizing Watersheds (PDF)
(57 pp, 1.63 MB)
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New Hampshire, Not State-Specific |
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City of San Diego - Storm Water Pollution Program: 2003 Follow-up Survey of City Residents (PDF)
(71 pp, 544 KB)
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California |
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Clallam County On-Site Septic System Owner (OSS) Survey (July-August 2013) (PDF)
(35 pp, 1.31 MB)
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Washington |
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Clark County's NPDES Phase I Stormwater Management Effectiveness Monitoring: Targeted Environmental Outcomes - Final Report (PDF)
(87 pp, 3.20 MB)
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Washington |
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Erase the Waste: Storm Water Public Education Program Resident Population Telephone Survey - 2004 Evaluation and Next Steps (PDF)
(81 pp, 552 KB)
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California |
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Final 2011 Fertilizer Pre-and Post-Advertising Campaign Survey Study (PDF)
(335 pp, 8.17 MB)
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Florida |
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Final Report: Snohomish County Septic System Program (PDF)
(161 pp, 1.48 MB)
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Washington |
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Follow-up Survey of Colorado Residents' Awareness and Understanding of Household-generated Polluted Runoff (PDF)
(4 pp, 19 KB)
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Colorado |
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Grasscycling Follow-up Survey (PDF)
(12 pp, 242 KB)
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California |
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Healthy Lawns Homeowner Internet Survey Report (PDF)
(71 pp, 407 KB)
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Ontario |
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Healthy Lawns Homeowner Survey Report (2004) (PDF)
(30 pp, 777 KB)
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Ontario |
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Keeping Grass Off The Streets - Social Marketing Public Outreach Campaign Final Report, April 2012 (PDF)
(10 pp, 493 KB)
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Florida |
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Las Vegas Valley NPDES Municipal Stormwater Discharge Permit 2003-2004 Annual Report (PDF)
(425 pp, 50.03 MB)
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Nevada |
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MS4 NPDES Term 2, Annual Report 1 July 1, 2003-June 30, 2004 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit for Storm Water Discharges for the Santa Rosa Area NPDES Permit No. CA0025054 (PDF)
(316 pp, 6020 KB)
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California |
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Maine Phone Survey, July 2011, Stormwater Knowledge & Behavior (PDF)
(74 pp, 620 KB)
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Maine |
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Maintaining the Health of the Nippersink Creek Watershed: An Evaluation of Phase II Outreach Activities and Community Survey (PDF)
(49 pp, 2.99 MB)
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Illinois |
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OSS Owner Education Project - Final Report, November 2014 (PDF)
(83 pp, 860 KB)
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Washington |
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Pilot Program Year 1 Evaluation Report (PDF)
(14 pp, 380 KB)
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California |
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Pooches for the Planet (PDF)
(16 pp, 1.96 MB)
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Florida |
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Research Report: Soil Erosion Advertising Test (PDF)
(29 pp, 563 KB)
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Maine |
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Residential Stormwater Survey Public Attitudes, Awareness and Behavior (PDF)
(96 pp, 1.24 MB)
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Washington |
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Results of a Multi-year Social Marketing Campaign in Northwestern Vermont (PDF)
(55 pp, 1.61 MB)
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Vermont |
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San Bernardino County Stormwater Public Education Program Annual Report 2012-2013 (PDF)
(47 pp, 5.27 MB)
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California |
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Serving Puget Sound with PIE: Success Stories from the Puget Sound Action Team's Public Involvement and Education Program (PDF)
(76 pp, 1089 KB)
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Washington |
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Storm Water Public Education Program Resident Population Telephone Survey - 2004 Evaluation and Next Steps (PDF)
(81 pp, 552 KB)
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California |
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Stormwater Knowledge, Attitude, and Behaviors: A 2005 Survey of North Carolina Residents (PDF)
(117 pp, 1.5 MB)
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North Carolina |
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Stormwater Opinions and Behaviours in Chittenden County, Vermont (PDF)
(68 pp, 273 KB)
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Vermont |
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Stormwater Pilot Test Evaluation Report (PDF)
(54 pp, 248 KB)
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California |
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Survey of Memphis Consumers' Opinions About Stormwater Pollution (PDF)
(107 pp, 239 KB)
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Tennessee |
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TAPP: Think About Personal Pollution (PDF)
(68 pp, 5.52 MB)
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Florida |
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Think Blue: City of San Diego: 2003 Follow Up Survey of City Residents (PDF)
(71 pp, 544 KB)
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California |
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Water Pollution Survey (PDF)
(12 pp, 155 KB)
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Colorado |
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Water Pollution in Puget Sound: The View from the Back Yard (PDF)
(20 pp, 212 KB)
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Washington |
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Watershed Watch: Evaluation of Watershed Watch Campaign Effectiveness 2003 Public Opinion Survey and Focus Groups (PDF)
(102 pp, 391 KB)
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California |