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Survey Respondents Speak Up about State's Water Issues, Information Respondents to a recent survey iden- tified the general public, government offi- cials, politicians and the media —in that order —as those most in need of water - related education and information. These results were part of an infor- mal spring 2006 survey conducted by the Colorado Foundation for Water Education. The foundation selected a set of more than 1,000 Coloradans, based on their interest in water issues, for the survey. More than 130 replied. Even though the respondents said the media were in need of water - related educa- tion and information, slightly more than a third of respondents said they got most of their water - related information on a weekly basis from newspapers. Workshops /con- ferences and special interest organizations came in a close second. The most common complaints about existing water- related publications and programs were that they were not pro- gressive or innovative enough, or that they were too complicated and technical. Asked what will be the biggest prob- lem in Colorado, 63 percent responded from a pre- determined list of options, that the state's biggest problem will be that it won't have enough water. In contrast, only 7 percent worry that the infrastructure is deteriorating. When asked to rank the importance of a variety of different actions to help resolve Colorado's water crisis, 82 per- cent ranked encouraging water conser- vation as very important. However, 41 percent also felt new water develop- 96 Duffers Tee Off to Raise $9,000 for Foundation On June 9, 2006 the Colorado Foundation for Water Education held its first inaugural golf tournament at Arrowhead Golf Club in Littleton. Attended by 96 players, the event was a sold -out success raising more than $9,000 to support the foundation. In addition to the course's challeng- ing fairways, players were given the opportunity to participate in putting contests, take their best shot at a hole - in -one give away to win an Audi A6, or compete in a shoot -out with the chance to win $100,000. The foundation would like to thank all our sponsors for helping to make this such a successful event. MWH CH2M HILL The Applegate Group Aqua Engineering, Inc. Balcolm £r Green, P.C. Brown and Caldwell Colorado Water Resources fr Power Development Authority InterMountain Corporate Affairs JR Engineering Leonard Rice Engineers North American Golf Experience Patton Boggs P.C. ment, e.g., reservoirs and pipelines, is very important. Transferring more water from agriculture to cities was consid- ered of lowest importance to 46 percent of respondents. When asked if state and local agen- cies were devoting enough effort to water supply planning, 47 percent said no and 38 percent said somewhat. Similarly, when asked if state and local agencies were devoting enough effort to water conservation planning, 67 percent said no, while 23 percent said somewhat. Thank you to all those who took time to fill out the surveys. We will use the information to help inform the direction of the Foundation's educational programs. With a shotgun start foundation supporters teed off at 7:30 a.m. at the Robert Trent Jones - designed 18 -hole Arrowhead course. MWH's teams dominated the winners' cir- cle. Its Americas Team No. 2 and Americas Team No. 1 placed first and second, respectively. Third was Black & Veatch and fourth, Stanek Constructors. Other standouts: clos- est to the pin, men, Jerry Pena and George Martin; closest to the pin, women, Tara Schutter, longest drive, men, Jason Wolfe; longest drive, women, Donna Alengi. There were no winners in the hole -in -one, putting contest or the shootout. HEADWATERS I S U M M E R 2 0 0 6 2 S