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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Ways the Brochure could be improved: <br />. make it a regular mailing; yearly, biannual, etc. <br />. change brochure, not applicable <br />. nothing- found it helpful <br />. make it stand out from other junk mail (it was mailed in a City of Westminster envelope) <br />. no specific memory of brochure, can't say <br />. doesn't remember brochure enough to make suggestions <br /> <br />Did you change your water use after reading the brochure? <br />8 participants said NO. <br />I participant said YES. <br />6 participants NULL (didn't remember receiving the brochure) <br /> <br />Did you do the water use calculations explained in the brochure? <br />Of the 9 households who remembered receiving the brochure, 2 did the calculation. <br /> <br />The BECC sent out an additional 25 surveys to Westminster residents that had received the <br />brochure this summer but were not reached by Professor Wescoat's class. They received a total <br />of 7 completed surveys. Following are some of the conclusions that were drawn from these <br />surveys compared with the final report from the University of Colorado students. <br /> <br />I. Demographics <br />Everyone owned their own home and time lived there ranged from 3 years to 40 years. The <br />number of people in the household varied from 2 to 9. In general, the survey was not designed so <br />as to easily link demographic information with water use behavior. <br /> <br />II. Landscape Use <br />With regards to landscape use, 5 of the 7 respondents claimed that decoration was the primary <br />use of their landscape. The other 2 said for relaxation. Answers to question 2 all varied. There <br />was no similarity. Functionality and beauty ranked as the top important landscape elements in <br />order of importance. Water conservation does not seem to be a top concern for people when they <br />think about and plan for their landscape. Water efficiency was a reason for making landscape <br />changes in only I of 7 instances. These findings are similar to those of the CU students. <br /> <br />III. Water Use <br />Most of the respondents watered their landscape either daily or weekly. One household waters <br />monthly. Each respondent waters early in the morning or late at night for reasons of less <br />evaporation, less wind, less sun, fewer lawn disease problems, and fewer people in the yard at <br />that time. <br /> <br />IV. Awareness <br />Four of the 7 respondents claimed that they believe their water use is higher than the average <br />outdoor water user in Westminster. The others believed they were average. Five believed their <br />bill was too high. Five of the 7 believe that water pricing is an effective way to encourage water <br />efficiency, even if they thought their water bill was too high. All respondents believe that there is <br />a great need for water conservation in Westminster and along the Front Range, and 5 ofthe 6 <br />respondents claim that they go out of their way to conserve water. No one would approach a <br />neighbor, however, if they thought their water usage was too high. <br /> <br />8 <br />