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<br />~ <br /> <br />. , <br /> <br />001136 <br /> <br />\ <br /> <br />Most people have not experienced water rat.;oning. Many newcomers to Colorado are <br />unfamiliar with the region's aridity and regula\f drought cycles. "Rationing" is largely defined <br />as rotating days for lawn watering and request-o...~y water at restaurants, <br /> <br />Water Shortage Actions Recommended <br /> <br />-" <br /> <br />, <br />" <br />.....--.. <br /> <br />The following table outlines public recommendations for actions to address drought and water <br />supply concerns. Shown is the strongest level of support from both Douglas County and <br />statewide voters. Voters were presented a range of responses from strongly agree to strongly <br />disagree. <br /> <br />Douglas County and Statewide Residents <br />Water Shortage Actions <br />Strong Support <br /> <br />Shortage Actions <br /> <br />Douglas <br />County <br />Strongly <br />Support <br /> <br />Statewide <br />Strongly <br />Support <br /> <br />Douglas County water supply organizations should work together to <br />better manage existing water resources ..................... 79% <br /> <br />The state of Colorado should develop a plan for future droughts. The <br />state may have to store more water, above or below ground, to be <br />prepared for a future shortage ........................... <br /> <br />70 <br /> <br />62% <br /> <br />Water storage reservoirs should be built to store storm runoff for later <br /> <br />use ............................................ <br /> <br />65 <br /> <br />57 <br /> <br />Rather than relying on just deep, underground aquifer water, Douglas <br />County (Substitute - Eastern Colorado) should secure (substitute _ <br />obtain) more rights to surface (Delete surface) water from rivers and <br />streams (Delete remaining phrase) because it is renewable from rain and <br /> <br />snow melt. ..................,.................... <br /> <br />61 <br /> <br />22 <br /> <br />Water conservation measures, such as low-flow faucets and Xeriscape <br />gardening should be strongly encouraged . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 <br /> <br />Water used on golf courses and large landscaping projects should be <br /> <br />limited .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 52 <br /> <br />Irrigation water, along (substitute and/or along and delete with) with <br />domestic and commercial wastewater, should be treated and reused . . . <br /> <br />48 <br />34 <br /> <br />57 <br />46 <br /> <br />Water used on (add your) residential lawns should be limited . . . . . . . <br /> <br /> <br />The cost per gallon of water should be increased to encourage <br /> <br />cOlIServation ...................,.................. <br /> <br />18 <br /> <br />15 <br />16 <br /> <br />We should not build dams and tulUlels to meet our future water needs . <br /> <br />Communities that need water should use underground aquifer water, <br />even if it cannot be replaced, before going to other parts of the state for <br /> <br />water supply ................,...,................. <br /> <br />10 <br /> <br />Differences in wording in the statewide survey are indicated in italics, <br /> <br />3 <br />