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<br />. ,'. - <br /> <br />Denver Water Department <br />July 27, 1978 <br />Page 5 <br /> <br />A significant number of people were also unaware that <br />the distribution and usage of water in the Denver.area are <br /> <br />paid for by revenues from the sale of water itself. While <br /> <br />51 percent of the respondents answered the question correctly, <br /> <br />16 percent said they were paid for by general property tax, <br /> <br />13 percent said by financial support from the federal government, <br /> <br />17 percent did not know and the other 3 percent gave other <br /> <br />incorrect answers. <br /> <br />A final question on the survey asked respondents what <br /> <br />changes or improvements they would make if they were on the <br /> <br />Denver Water Board. The most often mentioned actions were <br /> <br />enforcing mandatory water conservation restrictions (9 <br /> <br />percent), developing new water resources (7 percent), <br />improving existing reservoirs and plants and building new <br />ones (7 percent), universal water metering (6 percent), <br /> <br />educating the public on water matters (4 percent), <br /> <br />improving service and water quality (4 percent), and <br /> <br /> <br />encouraging voluntary conservation (4 percent). <br /> <br /> <br />The survey of 500 Denver metro area households was <br /> <br />conducted in May by V. Lance Tarrance & Associates, a <br /> <br />national opinion survey organization. <br /> <br /># # # <br /> <br />00683. <br />