Conservation in the West poll: findings on water-related public opinion

Conservation in the West poll: findings on water-related public opinion The 2018 edition of Colorado College's Conservation in the West Poll has once again found strong support for protecting the region's water resources, as well as increasing concern about both quality and supply issues. When asked about environmental problems, "low levels of water in rivers" [...]

By |July 12th, 2018|American West, Conservation, Conservation in the West, Fairbank Maslin Maullin Metz & Associates, Issues, Public Opinion Strategies, Quality, Supply|Comments Off on Conservation in the West poll: findings on water-related public opinion

Presentation: Insights on Customer Attitudes Toward Water

Presentation: Insights on Customer Attitudes Toward Water I recently delivered a presentation on water-related public opinion to the annual meeting of the California Water Association in Monterey. Feel free to use slides from this PowerPoint deck in your work. Here's an embed from SlideShare, where you can also view, download, and share the presentation: Insights on [...]

By |November 9th, 2017|American West, California, Climate change, Conservation, Drought, Infrastructure, Quality, Recycled water, Supply|Comments Off on Presentation: Insights on Customer Attitudes Toward Water

12 takeaways from new Water Foundation poll of 12 Western states

12 takeaways from new Water Foundation poll of 12 Western states A new Water Foundation poll of voters in 12 Western states has found a convergence of opinion on water problems and solutions. To be sure, there are partisan, geographic, and demographic differences in the sprawling, diverse region, but overall the results point to more [...]

New PPIC poll finds less concern over California’s water supply

New PPIC water poll finds less concern over state's supply A new poll from the Public Policy Institute of California has found that Californians' concerns about their water supply have decreased since wetter weather has returned to the state. Nevertheless, many Californians remain worried about their water and plenty still want to see local governments [...]

By |August 10th, 2017|California, Conservation, Drought, Public Policy Institute of California, Supply|Comments Off on New PPIC poll finds less concern over California’s water supply

Nearly half of Americans are “water savvy conservationists”

Nearly half of Americans are "water savvy conservationists" Researchers at the University of Florida have classified Americans into three buckets, so to speak, when it comes to outdoor water conservation. In bucket number one are the "water savvy conservationists" who are most likely to be miserly in their outdoor irrigation. They adopt practices such as [...]

By |June 14th, 2017|Communications, Conservation, United States|Comments Off on Nearly half of Americans are “water savvy conservationists”

Water-related findings in new Conservation in the West Poll

Water-related findings in new Conservation in the West Poll The Conservation in the West Poll of voters in seven Mountain West states has once again found bipartisan backing for protecting the region's water, land, and other natural resources. Since 2011, Colorado College's State of the Rockies Project has released its annual survey, which probes public attitudes toward environmental [...]

By |April 19th, 2017|American West, Conservation, Conservation in the West, Drought, Supply|Comments Off on Water-related findings in new Conservation in the West Poll

6 things I learned by studying public opinion on water

6 things I learned by studying public opinion on water Over the past six months, I’ve been working at the intersection of two professional passions: water and public opinion. With support from the Water Funder Initiative, a collaborate effort by foundations to make our water systems more sustainable, I’ve been analyzing what we know about [...]

By |March 24th, 2017|Climate change, Conservation, Drought, Infrastructure, Quality, Supply|Comments Off on 6 things I learned by studying public opinion on water

Do the right thing: water conservation as civic duty

Do the right thing: water conservation as civic duty When I looked through the results of the San Diego County Water Authority's polling, one finding that jumped out was how many residents see saving water as a civic duty. The slide below (see our gallery for other images) shows that in 2014 and 2015, more than [...]

By |February 15th, 2017|California, Conservation, San Diego County Water Authority|Comments Off on Do the right thing: water conservation as civic duty

Insights from the San Diego County Water Authority’s polls

What San Diego residents think about water Although it only covers one part of one state, the San Diego County Water Authority’s polling on water issues is very detailed and has been publicly reported for most years since 2003. The utility’s surveys include questions on cost, quality, drought responses, personal conservation actions, treated effluent, and more. It [...]

By |October 1st, 2016|American West, California, Conservation, Cost, Quality, San Diego County Water Authority, Supply|Comments Off on Insights from the San Diego County Water Authority’s polls

Water tops economy in some Public Policy Institute of California polls

Californians troubled by water and drought The Public Policy Institute of California regularly polls state residents and sometimes asks them about water issues. Although some questions have only been asked periodically, the PPIC poll results show persistent high levels of concern over the state’s water supply. California's record drought vaulted water issues to the top of the state’s political agenda [...]