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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br /> <br />Distribution <br />On October 23, 1997, the questionnaires were mailed to 63 counties and 268 cities and towns, with a <br />request that they be returned by November 14, 1997. Similarly, questionnaires were distributed to 110 <br />water related organizations. <br /> <br />Rate of Return <br />By the initial November 14 deadline, only 10 percent of the communities had responded. In order to <br />improve the response rate, members of the consultant team made over 200 follow-up phone calls to the <br />non-responding communities. This effort dramatically improved the return rate. By the end of January <br />1998, approximately forty-four percent (44.4%) of Colorado counties had returned their questionnaires, <br />and approximately (39.9%) of cities and towns had responded. Overall, 135 of the 331 questionnaires <br />(40.8%) have been received, Twenty-four of the 110 organizations (21.8%) also completed <br />questionnaires. <br /> <br />Questionnaire Review <br />Each questionnaire was reviewed by MWE staff. Completed questionnaires ranged from very brief <br />responses with minimal or incomplete data to extensive documents with detailed responses that included <br />maps, reports, or other supplemental information. Additional fOllow-up calls were made to fill in blanks <br />on returned questionnaires or to clarify responses. Once all information was verified, the questionnaires <br />were entered into a database model, as discussed in the next chapter. <br /> <br />Section 111- 3 <br />