NPS Outreach Toolbox

Surveys & Evaluations

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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.

Baseline | Educational | Evaluation | Collections of Surveys |

Baseline

Details	Title	State
[Find Out More]	2001 Residential Public Opinion Survey (PDF) (49 pp, 135 KB)	California
[Find Out More]	2002 Omnibus Phone Survey (PDF) (3 pp, 42 KB)	Maine
[Find Out More]	A Survey of Residential Nutrient Behavior in the Chesapeake Bay (PDF) (56 pp, 302 KB)	Maryland, Pennsylvania
[Find Out More]	Chesapeake Bay Social Marketing Initiative 2004-2005 Final Report (PDF) (6 pp, 71 KB)	Maryland
[Find Out More]	Clean Water Campaign Combined Poll Results (PDF) (23 pp, 97 KB)	Georgia
[Find Out More]	Clean Water Survey - A Telephone Survey Among O'ahu Residents (PDF) (7 pp, 44 KB)	Hawaii
[Find Out More]	Delaware Residents' Attitudes Toward and Behaviors that Affect Water Quality (PDF) (338 pp, 1128 KB)	Delaware
[Find Out More]	Do Clean Rivers Begin at Home? Exploring the Obstacles and Motivations of Homeowner Behavior (PDF) (82 pp, 1048 KB)	Oregon
[Find Out More]	EPA Nonpoint Source Pollution Focus Group's Final Report (PDF) (48 pp, 139 KB)	Not State-Specific
[Find Out More]	Evaluation of Spring 1999 Stormwater Media Outreach (PDF) (14 pp, 2.6 MB)	Minnesota
[Find Out More]	Findings from Opinion Research 2002 Santa Barbara Storm Water Education Study (PDF) (108 pp, 673 KB)	California
[Find Out More]	Georgia Public's Perception of Water Issues. Telephone Survey Results: Volume 1 (PDF) (120 pp, 795 KB)	Georgia
[Find Out More]	Georgia Public's Perception of Water Issues. Telephone Survey Results: Volume 2 (PDF) (254 pp, 906 KB)	Georgia
[Find Out More]	Georgia Public's Perception of Water Issues: Focus Group Findings (PDF) (17 pp, 70 KB)	Georgia
[Find Out More]	Healthy Streams Plan: Public Values Assessment (PDF) (47 pp, 471 KB)	Oregon
[Find Out More]	Keep It Clean: Boulder Baseline Survey (PDF) (2 pp, 313 KB)	Colorado
[Find Out More]	Maine DEP Lawn Care Focus Group Report, 2006 (PDF) (62 pp, 286 KB)	Maine
[Find Out More]	Maine Feedback Survey Web Page (Think Blue Campaign) (PDF) (2 pp, 107 KB)	Maine
[Find Out More]	Maine Phone Survey, Jan. 2010, Stormwater Knowledge & Behavior (PDF) (46 pp, 305 KB)	Maine
[Find Out More]	NPS Pollution/Buffers Focus Groups (PDF) (14 pp, 47 KB)	Maine
[Find Out More]	Orange County Stormwater Program Progress in 2002-2003 (PDF) (14 pp, 1.41 MB)	California
[Find Out More]	Orange County Stormwater Survey Report (PDF) (171 pp, 1.71 MB)	California
[Find Out More]	Pilot Program Year 1 Evaluation Report (PDF) (14 pp, 380 KB)	California
[Find Out More]	Public Perceptions and Concern About Runoff Pollution (PDF) (95 pp, 217 KB)	South Carolina
[Find Out More]	Regional Water Quality Survey Findings Report (PDF) (106 pp, 9435 KB)	Michigan
[Find Out More]	Salt Lake City/County Watershed - 2003 (PDF) (26 pp, 84 KB)	Utah
[Find Out More]	San Diego County Unincorporated Area Watersheds: Public Awareness Telephone Survey Report (PDF) (265 pp, 2394 KB)	California
[Find Out More]	School Education and Model Assessment - Final Report: City of Davis (PDF) (26 pp, 329 KB)	California
[Find Out More]	Smart Water Ways: Lake Champlain Stormwater Education Campaign - Fall 2003, Press Release and Summary of Results (PDF) (3 pp, 25 KB)	Vermont
[Find Out More]	Smart Water Ways: Lake Champlain Stormwater Education Campaign - Fall 2003, Results Data (PDF) (29 pp, 110 KB)	Vermont
[Find Out More]	Smart Water Ways: Lake Champlain Stormwater Education Campaign - Fall 2003, Survey (PDF) (12 pp, 49 KB)	Vermont
[Find Out More]	South Carolina Residents' Attitudes and Behaviors Towards Aquatic Resources (PDF) (195 pp, 455 KB)	South Carolina
[Find Out More]	Storm Water Pilot Test Evaluation Report (PDF) (54 pp, 248 KB)	California
[Find Out More]	Stormwater /Urban Runoff Public Education Program Resident Population Pilot Test Evaluation Report (PDF) (40 pp, 215 KB)	California
[Find Out More]	Survey of Colorado Residents' Awareness and Understanding of Household-generated Polluted Runoff (PDF) (3 pp, 12 KB)	Colorado
[Find Out More]	Survey of Park City and Summit County (Utah) Residents on Stormwater Related Water Pollution Issues (PDF) (79 pp, 171 KB)	Utah
[Find Out More]	Survey of Residents of the Pike Creek Watershed Regarding Attitudes Toward and Behavior Affecting Water Quality (PDF) (144 pp, 277 KB)	Delaware
[Find Out More]	Tennesseans' Perceptions of Water Quality and Knowledge of Nonpoint Source Pollution (PDF) (40 pp, 985 KB)	Tennessee
[Find Out More]	The 2004 Survey of Kentuckians Environmental Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors (PDF) (9 pp, 112 KB)	Kentucky
[Find Out More]	The General Public: Who Are They and What Do They Think? (PDF) (10 pp, 165 KB)	Maine
[Find Out More]	Understanding the Georgia Public's Perception of Water Issues and The Motivational Messages to Which They Will Respond (PDF) (178 pp, 605 KB)	Georgia
[Find Out More]	Water Quality Opinion Survey 2000: Public Attitudes and Knowledge Regarding Water Quality in Monroe County, New York (PDF) (40 pp, 317 KB)	New York

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Educational

Details	Title	State
[Find Out More]	Stormwater Survey (HTML) (38 KB)	California

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Evaluation

Details	Title	State
[Find Out More]	1999 Public Opinion Survey, Rouge River Watershed (PDF) (30 pp, 6480 KB)	Michigan
[Find Out More]	2008 Pet-Waste Study (PDF) (2 pp, 202 KB)	Washington
[Find Out More]	Alachua County Scoop the Poop Campaign - Final Report, September 2009 (PDF) (18 pp, 345 KB)	Florida
[Find Out More]	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)	Maine
[Find Out More]	Austin Lawn and Garden Chemical Education Campaign - Final Report (PDF) (43 pp, 914 KB)	Texas
[Find Out More]	Awareness, Knowledge, Opinions, and Behaviors Related to Stormwater in Chittenden County, Vermont (PDF) (61 pp, 476 KB)	Vermont
[Find Out More]	CALTRANS Public Education Research Study (PDF) (59 pp, 1.93 MB)	California
[Find Out More]	Changing Bangor Area Lawn Care Behavior (PDF) (22 pp, 7.21 MB)	Maine
[Find Out More]	Changing Homeowner's Lawn Care Behavior to Reduce Nutrient Losses in New England's Urbanizing Watersheds (PDF) (57 pp, 1.63 MB)	New Hampshire, Not State-Specific
[Find Out More]	City of San Diego - Storm Water Pollution Program: 2003 Follow-up Survey of City Residents (PDF) (71 pp, 544 KB)	California
[Find Out More]	Clallam County On-Site Septic System Owner (OSS) Survey (July-August 2013) (PDF) (35 pp, 1.31 MB)	Washington
[Find Out More]	Clark County's NPDES Phase I Stormwater Management Effectiveness Monitoring: Targeted Environmental Outcomes - Final Report (PDF) (87 pp, 3.20 MB)	Washington
[Find Out More]	Erase the Waste: Storm Water Public Education Program Resident Population Telephone Survey - 2004 Evaluation and Next Steps (PDF) (81 pp, 552 KB)	California
[Find Out More]	Final 2011 Fertilizer Pre-and Post-Advertising Campaign Survey Study (PDF) (335 pp, 8.17 MB)	Florida
[Find Out More]	Final Report: Snohomish County Septic System Program (PDF) (161 pp, 1.48 MB)	Washington
[Find Out More]	Follow-up Survey of Colorado Residents' Awareness and Understanding of Household-generated Polluted Runoff (PDF) (4 pp, 19 KB)	Colorado
[Find Out More]	Grasscycling Follow-up Survey (PDF) (12 pp, 242 KB)	California
[Find Out More]	Healthy Lawns Homeowner Internet Survey Report (PDF) (71 pp, 407 KB)	Ontario
[Find Out More]	Healthy Lawns Homeowner Survey Report (2004) (PDF) (30 pp, 777 KB)	Ontario
[Find Out More]	Keeping Grass Off The Streets - Social Marketing Public Outreach Campaign Final Report, April 2012 (PDF) (10 pp, 493 KB)	Florida
[Find Out More]	Las Vegas Valley NPDES Municipal Stormwater Discharge Permit 2003-2004 Annual Report (PDF) (425 pp, 50.03 MB)	Nevada
[Find Out More]	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)	California
[Find Out More]	Maine Phone Survey, July 2011, Stormwater Knowledge & Behavior (PDF) (74 pp, 620 KB)	Maine
[Find Out More]	Maintaining the Health of the Nippersink Creek Watershed: An Evaluation of Phase II Outreach Activities and Community Survey (PDF) (49 pp, 2.99 MB)	Illinois
[Find Out More]	OSS Owner Education Project - Final Report, November 2014 (PDF) (83 pp, 860 KB)	Washington
[Find Out More]	Pilot Program Year 1 Evaluation Report (PDF) (14 pp, 380 KB)	California
[Find Out More]	Pooches for the Planet (PDF) (16 pp, 1.96 MB)	Florida
[Find Out More]	Research Report: Soil Erosion Advertising Test (PDF) (29 pp, 563 KB)	Maine
[Find Out More]	Residential Stormwater Survey Public Attitudes, Awareness and Behavior (PDF) (96 pp, 1.24 MB)	Washington
[Find Out More]	Results of a Multi-year Social Marketing Campaign in Northwestern Vermont (PDF) (55 pp, 1.61 MB)	Vermont
[Find Out More]	San Bernardino County Stormwater Public Education Program Annual Report 2012-2013 (PDF) (47 pp, 5.27 MB)	California
[Find Out More]	Serving Puget Sound with PIE: Success Stories from the Puget Sound Action Team's Public Involvement and Education Program (PDF) (76 pp, 1089 KB)	Washington
[Find Out More]	Storm Water Public Education Program Resident Population Telephone Survey - 2004 Evaluation and Next Steps (PDF) (81 pp, 552 KB)	California
[Find Out More]	Stormwater Knowledge, Attitude, and Behaviors: A 2005 Survey of North Carolina Residents (PDF) (117 pp, 1.5 MB)	North Carolina
[Find Out More]	Stormwater Opinions and Behaviours in Chittenden County, Vermont (PDF) (68 pp, 273 KB)	Vermont
[Find Out More]	Stormwater Pilot Test Evaluation Report (PDF) (54 pp, 248 KB)	California
[Find Out More]	Survey of Memphis Consumers' Opinions About Stormwater Pollution (PDF) (107 pp, 239 KB)	Tennessee
[Find Out More]	TAPP: Think About Personal Pollution (PDF) (68 pp, 5.52 MB)	Florida
[Find Out More]	Think Blue: City of San Diego: 2003 Follow Up Survey of City Residents (PDF) (71 pp, 544 KB)	California
[Find Out More]	Water Pollution Survey (PDF) (12 pp, 155 KB)	Colorado
[Find Out More]	Water Pollution in Puget Sound: The View from the Back Yard (PDF) (20 pp, 212 KB)	Washington
[Find Out More]	Watershed Watch: Evaluation of Watershed Watch Campaign Effectiveness 2003 Public Opinion Survey and Focus Groups (PDF) (102 pp, 391 KB)	California