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<br />Section 2 <br />Questionnaires <br /> <br />An important component of all the workshops was the collection of questionnaire responses <br />(formerly called "exit surveys"). The questionnaire was designed to collect information <br />regarding attendee contact information and organization, and organizational need with respect <br />to three key areas related to water conservation planning and implementation: <br /> <br />. Information <br />. Technical assistance <br />. financial <br /> <br />These three areas were further segmented into needs related to specific water conservation <br />planning and implementation issues. <br /> <br />A summary of the key elements of the questionnaire is provided below. <br />questionnaires have been provided to the CWCB under separate cover. <br /> <br />The <br /> <br />" " <br />raw <br /> <br />To begin with, the questionnaire was completed by about 57% of the Phase 2 workshop <br />attendees, in that 37 surveys were completed. The aggregated response of all the <br />questionnaires, including all seven of the workshops from both the first and second phase of the <br />program, found that the average response for every category of need trended toward having a <br />need rather than having no need since the averaged numeric response for question asked was <br />less than 3 on a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 being substantial need and 5 being no need. <br /> <br />The greatest identified needs statewide were indicated by the questionnaire results as follows <br /> <br />(in order of need): <br /> <br />. Information on water conservation measures and programs <br />. Technical support on implementing educational programs <br />. Technical support on implementing outdoor watering programs <br />. Technical support on implementing program communications, publicity and messaging <br />. Information on water conservation planning <br />. financial support for water conservation program implementation <br />. financial support for water conservation planning <br /> <br />for these needs listed, more than 57 percent of the respondents indicated a need level of a 1 or <br />a 2. This was a change from the cumulative response noted in the Phase 1 Report (GWI, <br />2006), presumably due to the influence of the large percentage of large municipalities and <br />special districts that attended the Phase 2 workshops. Larger entities tend to demonstrate <br />lesser informational, technical assistance and fmancial needs than are represented by smaller <br />entities. <br /> <br />Overall, informational needs are the greatest based on questionnaire responses, followed by <br /> <br />fmancial assistance needs. <br /> <br />To further understand the nature of the needs described by the respondents, the questionnaire <br />results were segmented by the size of the organization's service area, if available, or the size of <br />the town or city housing the organization, if that information is not available. Admittedly, this <br />