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<br />Drought and Water Supply Shortage Critical Public Issues <br />70% of Voters Support New Storage <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The drought has the public's attention. Water restrictions and parched crops have convinced Colorado voters <br />that drought and water shortages are critical issues-and th~t Colorado is not prepared to deal with them. <br /> <br />In a new statewide Clrull Associates poll, 80 percent of voters say dealing with drought is a "very important" <br />Issue. On a scale of 1 to 5, 80 percent of voters rate dealing with drought a "1," or most important. However, <br />voters overwhelmingly say Colorado Is not adequately prepared to deal with drought. Eighty-one percent say <br />the state is average or below average (3, 4 or 5) in its level'of preparedness. <br /> <br />Drought Is Critical Issue <br />and State Is Not Adequately Prepared <br /> <br /> <br />46% <br /> <br />11% 14% <br />-Ill <br /> <br /> <br />23% <br /> <br />2% <br />'IlIIII'l!'!!!l <br />very Impo ~ant/ <br />very Pflll'....d <br /> <br /> <br />13% <br />~. <br /> <br />Net Iml'orflln~ <br />not prepared <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. Important <br /> <br />!Ii Prapara<l <br /> <br />(:'IrM'I..lI~!)h1rM. NijI)~. 'lOOZ <br /> <br />Question: On a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 is very important afld 5 is not at al/ important, how important is it for the <br />state of Colorado to deal with the drought? <br />Question: Using the same scale of 1 to 5 where 1 is very ~repared and 5 is not at al/ prepared, how prepared <br />do you think Coloo is to deal with a major drought? ' <br /> <br />The survey was sponsored by the Parker Water & Sanitatipn District public information and education project. <br /> <br />The survey was conducted July 8 to July 14, 2002, by Cin)1i Associates, with 601 residents registered and <br />likely to vote in the 2002 general election. The telephone survey has a statistical range of accuracy of :1:4.0 <br />percentage points. Ciruli Associates is a non-partisan reSEjarch, communication and public policy firm <br />providing consulting services to Colorado and national or~anizations since 1976, <br /> <br />Water Supply Problem Widespread <br /> <br />Residents view drought as both a statewide and a local problem. Voters around the state (63%) believe water <br />in their county is likely to be in short supply over the next five years. North Front Range communities are the <br />most concerned, but at least 60 percent of Eastern Plains,and Western Slope voters also believe their supplies <br />are inadequate. . <br /> <br />. <br />