Survey of Section 319 Projects
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Contents
- Introduction
- Section I: General Project Information
- Section II: Project Proposal
- Section IIa: Selection of HUC 12 Watershed(s)
- Section IIb: Selection of Best Management Practices (BMPs)
- Section IIc: Selection of Properties / Locations for 319 Projects
- Section III: Implementation/ Goals
- Section IV: Challenges
- Section V: Monitoring and Oversight
- Section VI: Funding Sources
- Submit your responses to GAO
- View and print responses
Introduction
In order to obtain a representative view of non-point source pollution prevention projects
funded by the section 319 program, we selected a random sample of projects from across the country.
This sample of projects includes the _____ that was funded by the section 319 program between _____ and _____.
When answering the questions in this questionnaire, please answer only with regard to this project during this time period.
Here is a link to this project's Grants Reporting and Tracking System sheet:
_____
_____
We ask that you complete this survey within 10 business days of receiving it. In testing this survey, we found it took
about an hour to complete. This survey does not need to be completed in one sitting. Your responses can be saved and
accessed at a later date. To learn more about completing the questionnaire, printing your responses, and whom to
contact if you have questions, _____.
Thank you for your time and assistance.
Section I: General Project Information
1. What was the name(s) of the section 319 award recipient(s)?
1a. What type(s) of organization(s) was the section 319 award recipient(s)?
1. Soil and Water Conservation District
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 30.8 | 25.5-36.1 |
Not checked | 69.2 | 63.9-74.5 |
2. Regional Planning or Community Action Agencies
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 1.6 | 0.5-3.8 |
Not checked | 98.4 | 96.2-99.5 |
3. County Health Department
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 1.6 | 0.5-3.8 |
Not checked | 98.4 | 96.2-99.5 |
4. Local Government, other than those listed above
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 21.2 | 16.6-25.8 |
Not checked | 78.8 | 74.2-83.4 |
5. Nonprofit Organization
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 28.7 | 23.5-34.0 |
Not checked | 71.3 | 66.0-76.5 |
6. College / University
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 6.2 | 3.7-9.6 |
Not checked | 93.8 | 90.4-96.3 |
7. Other (please specify below):
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 15.1 | 11.1-19.8 |
Not checked | 84.9 | 80.2-89.0 |
If "other", please specify:
2. What was the name(s) of the entity(ies) that implemented the project?
2a. What type(s) of organization(s) was the entity(ies) that implemented this project?
1. Soil and Water Conservation District
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 34.6 | 29.1-40.0 |
Not checked | 65.4 | 60.0-70.9 |
2. Regional Planning or Community Action Agencies
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 2.6 | 1.1-5.1 |
Not checked | 97.4 | 94.9-98.9 |
3. County Health Department
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 2.0 | 0.7-4.3 |
Not checked | 98.0 | 95.8-99.3 |
4. Local Government, other than those listed above
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 19.9 | 15.4-24.4 |
Not checked | 80.1 | 75.6-84.6 |
5. Nonprofit Organization
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 32.0 | 26.6-37.4 |
Not checked | 68.0 | 62.6-73.4 |
6. College / University
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 9.7 | 6.6-13.7 |
Not checked | 90.3 | 86.3-93.4 |
7. Other (please specify below):
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 19.8 | 15.2-24.3 |
Not checked | 80.2 | 75.7-84.8 |
If "other", please specify:
3. Was the _____ project implemented in a predominantly urban watershed, a predominantly rural watershed, or a watershed with a mixture of rural and urban areas?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Predominantly urban watershed | 19.1 | 14.6-23.5 |
Predominantly rural watershed | 59.8 | 54.2-65.5 | |
Watershed with mixture of urban and rural ar | 21.1 | 16.4-25.7 |
4. What is the name of the Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) 12 watershed for which the _____ project was implemented?
5. Was the _____ project implemented in a portion of a HUC 12 watershed that was listed as impaired under Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act at the time of project selection?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 70.7 | 65.5-75.9 |
No | 16.7 | 12.6-21.4 | |
Don't know | 12.6 | 9.0-17.1 |
6. Was the _____ project part of an EPA success story (that is, a water body(ies) within a HUC 12 watershed that was partially or fully removed from the state 303(d) list and/or highlighted by EPA on its section 319 "success stories" Web site at http://water.epa.gov/polwaste/nps/success319/)?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 11.4 | 7.2-16.9 |
No | 67.6 | 61.1-74.1 | |
Don't know | 21.0 | 15.5-26.5 |
7. At the time of project selection, for which of the following pollutants was the HUC 12 watershed or a portion of it listed as impaired and what were the target load reductions listed in the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)?
a. Bacteria
Was the water body(ies) within the HUC 12 watershed listed as impaired for this pollutant at the time of project selection?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 42.7 | 35.2-50.3 |
No | 49.6 | 42.0-57.3 | |
Don't know | 7.6 | 4.1-12.7 |
If yes, what was the target load reduction listed in the TMDL? (please enter numeric values in box)
What is the unit of measure associated with the target load reduction?
b. Dissolved oxygen
Was the water body(ies) within the HUC 12 watershed listed as impaired for this pollutant at the time of project selection?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 26.6 | 19.5-33.8 |
No | 59.1 | 51.2-67.1 | |
Don't know | 14.2 | 9.0-21.0 |
If yes, what was the target load reduction listed in the TMDL? (please enter numeric value in box)
What is the unit of measure associated with the target load reduction?
c. Nitrogen
Was the water body(ies) within the HUC 12 watershed listed as impaired for this pollutant at the time of project selection?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 24.1 | 17.3-32.2 |
No | 58.1 | 49.9-66.4 | |
Don't know | 17.8 | 11.6-25.4 |
If yes, what was the target load reduction listed in the TMDL? (please enter numeric value in box)
What is the unit of measure associated with the target load reduction?
d. Phosphorous
Was the water body(ies) within the HUC 12 watershed listed as impaired for this pollutant at the time of project selection?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 43.5 | 35.5-51.5 |
No | 43.7 | 35.8-51.7 | |
Don't know | 12.8 | 7.8-19.3 |
If yes, what was the target load reduction listed in the TMDL? (please enter numeric value in box below)
What is the unit of measure associated with the target load reduction?
e. Sediment
Was the water body(ies) within the HUC 12 watershed listed as impaired for this pollutant at the time of project selection?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 53.6 | 45.8-61.4 |
No | 35.4 | 27.9-42.8 | |
Don't know | 11.0 | 6.5-17.2 |
If yes, what was the target load reduction listed in the TMDL? (please enter numeric value in box)
What is the unit of measure associated with the target load reduction?
f. Turbidity
Was the water body(ies) within the HUC 12 watershed listed as impaired for this pollutant at the time of project selection?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 23.7 | 16.6-32.0 |
No | 62.3 | 54.1-70.6 | |
Don't know | 14.0 | 8.6-21.1 |
If yes, what was the target load reduction listed in the TMDL? (please enter the numeric value in the box below)
What is the unit of measure associated with the target load reduction?
g. Temperature
Was the water body(ies) within the HUC 12 watershed listed as impaired for this pollutant at the time of project selection?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 17.2 | 11.2-24.8 |
No | 70.7 | 62.9-78.5 | |
Don't know | 12.1 | 7.0-19.1 |
If yes, what was the target load reduction listed in the TMDL? (please enter numeric value in box below)
What is the unit of measure associated with the target load reduction?
h. Metals (for example, iron, aluminum, lead, etc.)
Was the water body(ies) within the HUC 12 watershed listed as impaired for this pollutant at the time of project selection?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 22.0 | 15.2-30.2 |
No | 63.7 | 55.5-72.0 | |
Don't know | 14.2 | 8.7-21.5 |
If yes, what was the target load reduction listed in the TMDL? (please enter the numeric value in the box below)
What is the unit of measure associated with the target load reduction?
i. Other (please specify below):
Was the water body(ies) within the HUC 12 watershed listed as impaired for this pollutant at the time of project selection?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 46.3 | 37.3-55.4 |
No | 36.7 | 27.9-45.4 | |
Don't know | 17.0 | 10.6-25.2 |
If yes, what was the target load reduction listed in the TMDL? (please enter numeric value in box below)
What is the unit of measure associated with the target load reduction?
If "other", please specify:
8. Which of the following were primary sources of impairment for the 303(d)-listed water body(ies) within the HUC 12 watershed?
a. Agricultural runoff (for example, livestock, commodity crop/ row agriculture)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 70.3 | 63.7-77.0 |
No | 27.1 | 20.6-33.5 | |
Don't know | 2.6 | 0.8-6.0 |
b. Atmospheric deposition
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 7.7 | 3.9-13.4 |
No | 77.7 | 69.9-84.3 | |
Don't know | 14.7 | 9.3-21.6 |
c. Construction
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 20.7 | 14.3-28.3 |
No | 67.2 | 59.6-74.9 | |
Don't know | 12.1 | 7.3-18.5 |
d. Hydromodification
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 25.4 | 18.2-32.5 |
No | 57.6 | 49.5-65.6 | |
Don't know | 17.1 | 11.4-24.1 |
e. Mining and/or mineral extraction (for example, abandoned mine drainage, sand and gravel mining)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 17.4 | 11.4-24.9 |
No | 77.2 | 69.2-83.9 | |
Don't know | 5.4 | 2.4-10.5 |
f. Septic systems
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 42.1 | 34.4-49.9 |
No | 48.6 | 40.8-56.6 | |
Don't know | 9.2 | 5.2-14.8 |
g. Silviculture
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 11.1 | 6.4-17.5 |
No | 77.1 | 69.3-83.8 | |
Don't know | 11.8 | 7.0-18.3 |
h. Urban runoff (stormwater/ residential)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 52.5 | 44.8-60.2 |
No | 43.4 | 35.8-51.1 | |
Don't know | 4.1 | 1.6-8.3 |
i. Other (please specify below):
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 40.1 | 30.7-49.5 |
No | 45.5 | 36.0-55.0 | |
Don't know | 14.4 | 8.4-22.5 |
If "other", please specify:
9. Was a plan or set of plans (for example, Watershed Implementation Plans, TMDL, other strategy document) that include(s) the 9 key elements of a watershed based plan used to implement this project?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 57.6 | 51.9-63.3 |
No | 30.5 | 25.2-35.9 | |
Don't know | 11.9 | 8.3-16.3 |
10. If yes, does this plan(s) establish goals for any of the following?
a. The amount of non-point source pollution to be reduced or removed
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 80.1 | 73.1-86.0 |
No | 17.6 | 12.0-24.3 | |
Don't know | 2.4 | 0.6-6.0 |
b. The types of Best Management Practices (BMPs) to be installed
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 92.0 | 86.5-95.7 |
No | 6.3 | 3.0-11.4 | |
Don't know | 1.7 | 0.4-5.1 |
c. The amount of BMPs to be installed
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 65.6 | 58.3-72.9 |
No | 28.7 | 21.8-35.6 | |
Don't know | 5.7 | 2.6-10.7 |
d. Target load reductions specified by the TMDL
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 61.6 | 54.1-69.1 |
No | 28.9 | 21.9-35.9 | |
Don't know | 9.5 | 5.5-15.0 |
e. The types of restoration activities to be conducted
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 90.8 | 85.4-94.7 |
No | 4.6 | 2.0-9.0 | |
Don't know | 4.6 | 2.0-9.0 |
f. Removal from the section 303(d) list
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 43.5 | 35.8-51.3 |
No | 36.8 | 29.3-44.3 | |
Don't know | 19.7 | 13.7-26.9 |
g. Priorities such as targeted geographic areas
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 75.8 | 69.1-82.5 |
No | 16.4 | 11.0-23.3 | |
Don't know | 7.7 | 4.2-13.0 |
h. Other (please specify below):
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 18.5 | 8.7-32.5 |
No | 54.7 | 40.4-69.1 | |
Don't know | 26.7 | 14.9-41.7 |
If "other", please specify:
11. In your opinion, how likely is it that full implementation of this plan would result in the water body(ies) within the HUC 12 watershed achieving its designated aquatic use?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely likely | 8.3 | 4.6-13.7 |
Very likely | 41.8 | 34.4-49.3 | |
Moderately likely | 24.1 | 17.7-30.5 | |
Somewhat likely | 13.4 | 8.6-19.5 | |
Not at all likely | 3.9 | 1.6-8.0 | |
No opinion | 2.8 | 0.9-6.5 | |
Don't know | 5.6 | 2.7-10.2 |
11a. Within how many years could the targeted water body(ies) within the HUC 12 watershed achieve its designated aquatic use if the current plan were fully implemented?
11b. What are the strategy's strengths?
11c. What are the strategy's weaknesses?
Section II: Project Proposal
12. Within your jurisdiction, we recognize that there may be other section 319 funded projects that could have been implemented. At the time _____ was proposed, did your organization consider proposing other projects?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 43.9 | 38.2-49.7 |
No | 45.8 | 40.0-51.5 | |
Don't know | 10.3 | 7.0-14.5 |
13. Would that project, or at least one of those projects, have differed from the _____ in any of the following ways?
a. Those project(s) would have implemented different BMPs than this project
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 57.4 | 48.7-66.1 |
No | 35.1 | 26.7-43.5 | |
Don't know | 7.5 | 3.6-13.6 |
b. Those project(s) would have implemented a different amount of the same BMPs.
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 63.8 | 55.4-72.2 |
No | 20.8 | 14.1-29.0 | |
Don't know | 15.4 | 9.6-23.0 |
c. Those project(s) would have implemented BMPs on different properties than this project
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 80.4 | 72.5-86.9 |
No | 15.1 | 9.4-22.5 | |
Don't know | 4.5 | 1.6-9.7 |
d. Those project(s) would have focused on different HUC 12 watersheds than this project
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 60.2 | 51.6-68.9 |
No | 36.8 | 28.2-45.3 | |
Don't know | 3.0 | 0.8-7.6 |
Section IIa: Selection of HUC 12 Watershed(s)
14. Within your jurisdiction, we recognize that there may be multiple HUC 12 watersheds for which a section 319 funded project could be implemented. At the time _____ was proposed, were there other HUC 12 watersheds that were impaired by non-point source pollution but that did not receive a section 319 project?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 51.0 | 45.2-56.8 |
No | 18.1 | 13.7-22.6 | |
Don't know | 30.9 | 25.5-36.2 |
15. How influential, if at all, was each of the following factors in your organization's decision to select _____ for this project?
a. Selection criteria used by state in awarding section 319 subgrants
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 38.1 | 30.2-46.1 |
Very influential | 36.3 | 28.7-44.0 | |
Moderately influential | 11.5 | 6.9-17.7 | |
Somewhat influential | 7.7 | 4.0-13.1 | |
Not at all influential | 1.9 | 0.4-5.6 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 4.5 | 1.8-9.1 |
b. Selection criteria used for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs such as Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), or Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 2.6 | 0.7-6.6 |
Very influential | 14.3 | 9.1-21.0 | |
Moderately influential | 14.3 | 9.1-21.0 | |
Somewhat influential | 12.9 | 7.9-19.5 | |
Not at all influential | 43.6 | 35.5-51.7 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 12.4 | 7.5-18.7 |
c. Selection criteria used for Department of the Interior (DOI) programs such as those used by the Office of Surface Mining
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 0.0 | 0.0-2.0 |
Very influential | 1.9 | 0.4-5.6 | |
Moderately influential | 3.2 | 1.0-7.5 | |
Somewhat influential | 3.9 | 1.4-8.3 | |
Not at all influential | 67.2 | 59.6-74.8 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 23.8 | 17.2-31.5 |
d. Selection criteria used for federal programs other than those administered by EPA, USDA, or DOI
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 2.6 | 0.7-6.5 |
Very influential | 6.4 | 3.1-11.5 | |
Moderately influential | 8.8 | 4.7-14.7 | |
Somewhat influential | 7.7 | 4.0-13.1 | |
Not at all influential | 53.1 | 45.0-61.1 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 21.6 | 15.3-29.0 |
e. Army Corps of Engineers permitting requirements
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 1.9 | 0.4-5.6 |
Very influential | 5.8 | 2.6-10.8 | |
Moderately influential | 8.9 | 4.7-14.8 | |
Somewhat influential | 9.0 | 5.0-14.7 | |
Not at all influential | 56.5 | 48.5-64.5 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 18.0 | 12.2-25.0 |
f. Priorities of local governments
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 21.3 | 15.0-28.9 |
Very influential | 30.9 | 23.4-38.5 | |
Moderately influential | 18.2 | 12.4-25.4 | |
Somewhat influential | 10.4 | 6.0-16.5 | |
Not at all influential | 13.3 | 7.9-20.4 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 5.9 | 2.7-10.9 |
g. Priorities of local work groups or local interest groups
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 35.2 | 27.4-43.0 |
Very influential | 37.5 | 29.8-45.3 | |
Moderately influential | 15.3 | 10.0-22.0 | |
Somewhat influential | 5.6 | 2.4-10.9 | |
Not at all influential | 2.6 | 0.7-6.5 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 3.8 | 1.4-8.2 |
h. Objectives of Watershed Implementation (or similar) Plan
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 37.1 | 29.3-45.0 |
Very influential | 34.3 | 26.7-41.9 | |
Moderately influential | 12.1 | 7.4-18.4 | |
Somewhat influential | 3.2 | 1.0-7.4 | |
Not at all influential | 4.3 | 1.5-9.4 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 8.9 | 4.9-14.6 |
i. Willingness of landowners to adopt certain BMPs
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 40.9 | 33.0-48.9 |
Very influential | 31.6 | 24.1-39.1 | |
Moderately influential | 11.5 | 6.9-17.7 | |
Somewhat influential | 8.3 | 4.4-13.9 | |
Not at all influential | 2.6 | 0.7-6.5 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 5.1 | 2.2-9.9 |
j. Technical feasibility of installing certain BMPs
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 29.7 | 22.4-37.1 |
Very influential | 39.3 | 31.4-47.1 | |
Moderately influential | 17.6 | 11.7-24.9 | |
Somewhat influential | 5.1 | 2.2-9.9 | |
Not at all influential | 1.9 | 0.4-5.6 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 6.4 | 3.1-11.5 |
k. Estimated pollution reduction by BMPs
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 23.5 | 16.8-31.4 |
Very influential | 42.4 | 34.4-50.4 | |
Moderately influential | 19.3 | 13.2-26.6 | |
Somewhat influential | 5.8 | 2.7-10.9 | |
Not at all influential | 2.6 | 0.7-6.6 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 6.5 | 3.1-11.7 |
l. Estimated pollution reduction per dollar of BMPs
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 13.4 | 8.3-20.1 |
Very influential | 31.3 | 23.7-38.9 | |
Moderately influential | 32.0 | 24.5-39.6 | |
Somewhat influential | 9.7 | 5.5-15.6 | |
Not at all influential | 5.8 | 2.7-10.9 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 7.8 | 4.0-13.3 |
m. Financial cost of BMPs
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 17.8 | 11.9-25.2 |
Very influential | 36.7 | 28.9-44.5 | |
Moderately influential | 31.3 | 23.7-38.9 | |
Somewhat influential | 6.5 | 3.1-11.7 | |
Not at all influential | 1.9 | 0.4-5.6 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 5.8 | 2.7-10.9 |
n. Achieving water bodies' designated uses within the HUC 12 watershed
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 27.6 | 20.2-34.9 |
Very influential | 41.2 | 33.2-49.3 | |
Moderately influential | 16.3 | 10.7-23.2 | |
Somewhat influential | 7.2 | 3.6-12.5 | |
Not at all influential | 2.6 | 0.7-6.6 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 5.2 | 2.2-10.1 |
o. Achieving load reduction goals established by a TMDL for a water body(ies) within the HUC12 watershed
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 17.1 | 11.1-24.5 |
Very influential | 33.3 | 25.7-41.0 | |
Moderately influential | 15.4 | 9.9-22.3 | |
Somewhat influential | 10.3 | 6.0-16.4 | |
Not at all influential | 9.0 | 5.0-14.8 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 14.9 | 9.6-21.6 |
p. Achieving the greatest total pollution reduction
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 27.0 | 19.8-34.3 |
Very influential | 45.6 | 37.5-53.8 | |
Moderately influential | 14.3 | 9.1-21.0 | |
Somewhat influential | 5.2 | 2.2-10.1 | |
Not at all influential | 2.0 | 0.4-5.7 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 5.9 | 2.7-10.9 |
q. Removing an impaired water body(ies) within a HUC 12 watershed from the 303(d) list
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 27.6 | 20.2-34.9 |
Very influential | 23.0 | 16.5-30.5 | |
Moderately influential | 19.5 | 13.4-26.9 | |
Somewhat influential | 10.8 | 6.4-16.9 | |
Not at all influential | 10.8 | 6.4-16.9 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 8.3 | 4.4-13.9 |
r. Other (please specify below):
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 26.7 | 14.6-42.0 |
Very influential | 11.1 | 3.7-24.1 | |
Moderately influential | 0.0 | 0.0-6.4 | |
Somewhat influential | 0.0 | 0.0-6.4 | |
Not at all influential | 8.9 | 2.5-21.3 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 53.3 | 38.7-67.9 |
If "other", please specify:
Section IIb: Selection of Best Management Practices (BMPs)
16. In addition to the BMPs installed for _____, were there other BMPs that could have addressed the same pollutants from the same sources of impairment?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 38.5 | 32.9-44.1 |
No | 40.6 | 34.9-46.2 | |
Don't know | 20.9 | 16.2-25.7 |
17. How influential, if at all, was each of the following factors in your organization's decision to select the BMPs that were installed for this project?
a. Selection criteria used by state in awarding section 319 subgrants
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 26.7 | 18.8-35.8 |
Very influential | 30.0 | 21.6-38.5 | |
Moderately influential | 15.9 | 9.8-23.9 | |
Somewhat influential | 13.1 | 7.2-21.2 | |
Not at all influential | 7.5 | 3.5-14.0 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 6.7 | 2.9-12.9 |
b. Selection criteria used for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs such as Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), or Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 11.6 | 6.4-18.7 |
Very influential | 14.9 | 9.0-22.6 | |
Moderately influential | 11.6 | 6.4-18.7 | |
Somewhat influential | 13.7 | 7.8-21.8 | |
Not at all influential | 34.3 | 25.6-43.0 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 14.0 | 8.3-21.6 |
c. Selection criteria used for Department of the Interior (DOI) programs such as those used by the Office of Surface Mining
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 0.8 | 0.0-4.7 |
Very influential | 0.0 | 0.0-2.6 | |
Moderately influential | 2.5 | 0.5-7.3 | |
Somewhat influential | 4.2 | 1.4-9.6 | |
Not at all influential | 66.4 | 57.9-75.0 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 26.0 | 18.3-35.0 |
d. Selection criteria used for federal programs other than those administered by EPA, USDA, or DOI
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 4.2 | 1.4-9.7 |
Very influential | 1.7 | 0.2-6.1 | |
Moderately influential | 5.9 | 2.4-11.9 | |
Somewhat influential | 10.8 | 5.6-18.3 | |
Not at all influential | 55.3 | 46.2-64.5 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 22.0 | 14.8-30.7 |
e. Army Corps of Engineers permitting requirements
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 5.9 | 2.4-11.9 |
Very influential | 10.8 | 5.6-18.3 | |
Moderately influential | 9.1 | 4.4-16.4 | |
Somewhat influential | 11.8 | 6.6-19.2 | |
Not at all influential | 44.5 | 35.3-53.7 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 17.8 | 11.3-26.0 |
f. Priorities of local governments
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 17.8 | 11.3-26.0 |
Very influential | 32.7 | 23.9-41.4 | |
Moderately influential | 15.2 | 9.2-23.1 | |
Somewhat influential | 10.2 | 5.3-17.2 | |
Not at all influential | 19.1 | 12.1-27.9 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 5.1 | 1.9-10.8 |
g. Priorities of local work groups or local interest groups
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 23.5 | 16.1-32.3 |
Very influential | 36.6 | 27.7-45.5 | |
Moderately influential | 15.9 | 9.8-23.9 | |
Somewhat influential | 7.4 | 3.2-14.3 | |
Not at all influential | 12.4 | 6.9-20.1 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 4.2 | 1.4-9.6 |
h. Objectives of Watershed Implementation (or similar) Plan
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 31.4 | 22.8-40.0 |
Very influential | 35.7 | 26.8-44.5 | |
Moderately influential | 9.4 | 4.7-16.3 | |
Somewhat influential | 4.3 | 1.4-9.8 | |
Not at all influential | 7.3 | 2.9-14.9 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 11.9 | 6.6-19.4 |
i. Willingness of landowners to adopt certain BMPs
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 51.5 | 42.3-60.8 |
Very influential | 28.8 | 20.4-37.2 | |
Moderately influential | 5.1 | 1.9-10.9 | |
Somewhat influential | 4.3 | 1.4-9.8 | |
Not at all influential | 5.1 | 1.9-10.9 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 5.1 | 1.9-10.9 |
j. Technical feasibility of installing certain BMPs
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 35.8 | 27.1-44.5 |
Very influential | 46.9 | 37.8-56.1 | |
Moderately influential | 9.0 | 4.3-16.1 | |
Somewhat influential | 2.5 | 0.5-7.2 | |
Not at all influential | 1.7 | 0.2-6.0 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 4.2 | 1.3-9.5 |
k. Estimated pollution reduction by BMPs
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 23.0 | 15.7-31.9 |
Very influential | 48.0 | 38.7-57.3 | |
Moderately influential | 20.5 | 13.5-29.1 | |
Somewhat influential | 2.6 | 0.5-7.4 | |
Not at all influential | 1.7 | 0.2-6.1 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 4.3 | 1.4-9.8 |
l. Estimated pollution reduction per dollar of BMPs
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 20.3 | 13.4-28.8 |
Very influential | 33.3 | 24.5-42.2 | |
Moderately influential | 30.3 | 21.8-38.8 | |
Somewhat influential | 5.9 | 2.4-11.9 | |
Not at all influential | 3.4 | 0.9-8.5 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 6.8 | 2.9-13.0 |
m. Financial cost of BMPs
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 37.7 | 28.7-46.7 |
Very influential | 38.2 | 29.1-47.4 | |
Moderately influential | 17.2 | 10.8-25.5 | |
Somewhat influential | 2.6 | 0.5-7.5 | |
Not at all influential | 1.7 | 0.2-6.2 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 2.6 | 0.5-7.5 |
n. Achieving water bodies' designated uses within the HUC 12 watershed
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 21.3 | 14.2-30.0 |
Very influential | 42.0 | 32.7-51.2 | |
Moderately influential | 13.7 | 7.9-21.3 | |
Somewhat influential | 8.5 | 4.1-15.3 | |
Not at all influential | 5.1 | 1.9-10.9 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 9.4 | 4.7-16.3 |
o. Achieving load reduction goals established by a TMDL for a water body(ies) within the HUC12 watershed
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 15.4 | 9.3-23.3 |
Very influential | 29.4 | 20.7-38.0 | |
Moderately influential | 13.7 | 7.9-21.3 | |
Somewhat influential | 10.2 | 5.4-17.3 | |
Not at all influential | 14.3 | 8.3-22.4 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 17.1 | 10.7-25.3 |
p. Achieving the greatest total pollution reduction
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 27.7 | 19.5-36.0 |
Very influential | 45.2 | 36.0-54.4 | |
Moderately influential | 12.7 | 7.2-20.2 | |
Somewhat influential | 5.9 | 2.4-11.9 | |
Not at all influential | 1.7 | 0.2-6.1 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 6.8 | 2.9-13.0 |
q. Removing an impaired water body(ies) within a HUC 12 watershed from the 303(d) list
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 22.0 | 14.7-30.9 |
Very influential | 15.2 | 9.0-23.3 | |
Moderately influential | 26.1 | 18.1-35.4 | |
Somewhat influential | 8.5 | 4.1-15.3 | |
Not at all influential | 16.2 | 10.0-24.3 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 11.9 | 6.6-19.4 |
r. Other (please specify below):
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 28.8 | 13.1-49.3 |
Very influential | 7.2 | 0.8-24.0 | |
Moderately influential | 7.2 | 0.8-24.0 | |
Somewhat influential | 0.0 | 0.0-10.5 | |
Not at all influential | 7.2 | 0.8-24.0 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 49.6 | 29.7-69.6 |
If "other", please specify:
18. Were any federal agencies involved in determining the scale of the project (for example, the amount of BMPs that were installed)?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 45.0 | 39.3-50.8 |
No | 50.8 | 45.0-56.5 | |
Don't know | 4.2 | 2.1-7.3 |
19. If yes, which federal agencies were involved and how were they involved?
a. Environmental Protection Agency
Was this agency involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 49.3 | 40.1-58.5 |
No | 43.1 | 34.0-52.3 | |
Don't know | 7.5 | 3.5-14.0 |
How was this agency involved?
b. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Was this agency involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 76.8 | 68.2-84.1 |
No | 20.7 | 13.8-29.2 | |
Don't know | 2.4 | 0.5-7.0 |
How was this agency involved?
c. Bureau of Land Management
Was this agency involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 7.8 | 3.4-15.1 |
No | 89.5 | 81.8-94.7 | |
Don't know | 2.7 | 0.5-7.7 |
How was this agency involved?
d. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Was this agency involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 1.8 | 0.2-6.4 |
No | 94.6 | 88.6-98.0 | |
Don't know | 3.6 | 1.0-9.0 |
How was this agency involved?
e. Forest Service
Was this agency involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 12.8 | 7.1-20.7 |
No | 83.7 | 75.4-90.1 | |
Don't know | 3.5 | 0.9-8.7 |
How was this agency involved?
f. Office of Surface Mining
Was this agency involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 5.3 | 1.7-12.3 |
No | 91.0 | 83.5-95.9 | |
Don't know | 3.7 | 1.0-9.2 |
How was this agency involved?
g. Other (please specify below):
Was this agency involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 32.8 | 22.7-42.9 |
No | 57.8 | 47.2-68.5 | |
Don't know | 9.4 | 4.1-17.8 |
How was this agency involved?
If "other", please specify:
20. Were any nonfederal entities or organizations involved in determining the scale of the project (for example, the amount of BMPs that were installed)?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 81.0 | 76.5-85.5 |
No | 16.1 | 12.1-20.8 | |
Don't know | 2.9 | 1.2-5.7 |
21. If yes, which nonfederal entities or organizations were involved and how were they involved?
a. State
Was this entity involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 89.6 | 84.9-93.3 |
No | 9.1 | 5.7-13.6 | |
Don't know | 1.3 | 0.3-3.8 |
How was this entity involved?
b. Local (for example, a local workgroup)
Was this entity involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 73.5 | 67.4-79.6 |
No | 24.7 | 18.7-30.6 | |
Don't know | 1.9 | 0.5-4.8 |
How was this entity involved?
c. Non-governmental organization
Was this entity involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 64.4 | 57.5-71.2 |
No | 32.0 | 25.4-38.7 | |
Don't know | 3.6 | 1.4-7.4 |
How was this entity involved?
d. Individual or private landowner
Was this entity involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 74.9 | 68.6-81.2 |
No | 24.1 | 17.9-30.3 | |
Don't know | 1.0 | 0.1-3.8 |
How was this entity involved?
e. Other (please specify below):
Was this entity involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 38.7 | 29.7-47.6 |
No | 50.4 | 41.2-59.7 | |
Don't know | 10.9 | 5.9-18.1 |
How was this entity involved?
If "other", please specify:
Section IIc: Selection of Properties / Locations for 319 Projects
22. In addition to the properties or locations on which the BMPs for this project were installed, were there other properties or locations on which these BMPs could have been installed that would have addressed the same pollutants from the same water bodies within the HUC 12 watersheds?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 49.8 | 44.0-55.6 |
No | 28.9 | 23.7-34.2 | |
Don't know | 12.7 | 9.1-17.1 | |
Not applicable, this project did not install | 8.5 | 5.6-12.3 |
23. How influential, if at all, were each of the following factors in your organization's selection of the locations where BMPs were installed for this project?
a. Selection criteria used by state in awarding section 319 subgrants
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 22.0 | 15.5-29.7 |
Very influential | 31.2 | 23.6-38.7 | |
Moderately influential | 16.4 | 10.8-23.3 | |
Somewhat influential | 8.4 | 4.3-14.3 | |
Not at all influential | 14.9 | 9.5-21.8 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 7.2 | 3.6-12.6 |
b. Selection criteria used for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs such as Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), or Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 8.5 | 4.6-14.2 |
Very influential | 17.7 | 11.9-24.8 | |
Moderately influential | 14.3 | 9.0-21.1 | |
Somewhat influential | 5.9 | 2.7-11.0 | |
Not at all influential | 45.8 | 37.7-54.0 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 7.9 | 4.1-13.4 |
c. Selection criteria used for Department of the Interior (DOI) programs such as those used by the Office of Surface Mining
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 0.0 | 0.0-2.0 |
Very influential | 0.7 | 0.0-3.7 | |
Moderately influential | 3.3 | 1.1-7.6 | |
Somewhat influential | 1.3 | 0.2-4.8 | |
Not at all influential | 70.5 | 63.1-77.9 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 24.2 | 17.5-32.1 |
d. Selection criteria used for federal programs other than those administered by EPA, USDA, or DOI
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 4.0 | 1.4-8.5 |
Very influential | 4.6 | 1.8-9.4 | |
Moderately influential | 6.6 | 3.2-11.9 | |
Somewhat influential | 5.8 | 2.5-11.3 | |
Not at all influential | 59.9 | 52.0-67.9 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 19.1 | 13.1-26.4 |
e. Army Corps of Engineers permitting requirements
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 2.6 | 0.7-6.7 |
Very influential | 7.7 | 3.9-13.6 | |
Moderately influential | 8.2 | 4.1-14.5 | |
Somewhat influential | 8.5 | 4.6-14.2 | |
Not at all influential | 56.5 | 48.4-64.6 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 16.4 | 10.8-23.3 |
f. Priorities of local governments
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 19.0 | 12.9-26.4 |
Very influential | 26.2 | 19.1-33.4 | |
Moderately influential | 19.6 | 13.5-27.1 | |
Somewhat influential | 9.1 | 4.9-15.2 | |
Not at all influential | 20.8 | 14.4-28.5 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 5.3 | 2.3-10.2 |
g. Priorities of local work groups or local interest groups
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 26.7 | 19.5-34.0 |
Very influential | 34.1 | 26.4-41.8 | |
Moderately influential | 13.7 | 8.5-20.5 | |
Somewhat influential | 7.1 | 3.4-12.9 | |
Not at all influential | 13.7 | 8.5-20.5 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 4.6 | 1.8-9.4 |
h. Objectives of Watershed Implementation (or similar) Plan
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 32.1 | 24.6-39.8 |
Very influential | 32.1 | 24.6-39.8 | |
Moderately influential | 16.9 | 11.0-24.2 | |
Somewhat influential | 5.9 | 2.7-11.1 | |
Not at all influential | 7.0 | 3.1-13.1 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 5.9 | 2.7-11.1 |
i. Willingness of landowners to adopt certain BMPs
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 71.3 | 64.0-78.7 |
Very influential | 16.9 | 11.2-24.0 | |
Moderately influential | 4.6 | 1.8-9.3 | |
Somewhat influential | 2.6 | 0.7-6.7 | |
Not at all influential | 1.3 | 0.2-4.7 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 3.3 | 1.1-7.6 |
j. Technical feasibility of installing certain BMPs
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 41.0 | 33.0-49.0 |
Very influential | 38.9 | 30.9-46.9 | |
Moderately influential | 15.6 | 10.1-22.6 | |
Somewhat influential | 1.3 | 0.2-4.7 | |
Not at all influential | 2.6 | 0.7-6.7 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 0.7 | 0.0-3.7 |
k. Estimated pollution reduction by BMPs
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 22.2 | 15.8-29.8 |
Very influential | 43.3 | 35.2-51.4 | |
Moderately influential | 24.0 | 17.2-31.8 | |
Somewhat influential | 3.9 | 1.4-8.5 | |
Not at all influential | 2.6 | 0.7-6.7 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 3.9 | 1.4-8.5 |
l. Estimated pollution reduction per dollar of BMPs
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 22.0 | 15.5-29.7 |
Very influential | 33.6 | 25.9-41.4 | |
Moderately influential | 27.4 | 20.1-34.6 | |
Somewhat influential | 5.2 | 2.3-10.2 | |
Not at all influential | 5.9 | 2.7-11.0 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 5.9 | 2.7-11.0 |
m. Financial cost of BMPs
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 33.2 | 25.4-41.0 |
Very influential | 38.6 | 30.6-46.6 | |
Moderately influential | 20.3 | 14.1-27.8 | |
Somewhat influential | 2.6 | 0.7-6.7 | |
Not at all influential | 2.0 | 0.4-5.8 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 3.3 | 1.1-7.6 |
n. Achieving water bodies' designated uses within the HUC 12 watershed
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 16.5 | 10.8-23.7 |
Very influential | 36.3 | 28.3-44.2 | |
Moderately influential | 23.9 | 17.2-31.7 | |
Somewhat influential | 7.3 | 3.7-12.8 | |
Not at all influential | 8.7 | 4.7-14.5 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 7.3 | 3.7-12.8 |
o. Achieving load reduction goals established by a TMDL for a water body(ies) within the HUC12 watershed
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 12.6 | 7.7-19.1 |
Very influential | 30.1 | 22.5-37.7 | |
Moderately influential | 19.1 | 13.0-26.5 | |
Somewhat influential | 8.6 | 4.6-14.4 | |
Not at all influential | 13.8 | 8.6-20.6 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 15.9 | 10.4-22.8 |
p. Achieving the greatest total pollution reduction
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 33.6 | 25.8-41.3 |
Very influential | 39.9 | 31.8-48.0 | |
Moderately influential | 12.6 | 7.7-19.1 | |
Somewhat influential | 5.3 | 2.3-10.3 | |
Not at all influential | 5.3 | 2.3-10.3 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 3.3 | 1.1-7.7 |
q. Removing an impaired water body(ies) within a HUC 12 watershed from the 303(d) list
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 19.6 | 13.4-27.2 |
Very influential | 21.1 | 14.7-28.7 | |
Moderately influential | 19.0 | 12.8-26.5 | |
Somewhat influential | 10.6 | 6.1-16.8 | |
Not at all influential | 19.1 | 13.0-26.5 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 10.6 | 6.1-16.8 |
r. Other (please specify below):
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely influential | 21.6 | 10.2-37.5 |
Very influential | 7.2 | 1.5-20.0 | |
Moderately influential | 4.8 | 0.6-16.6 | |
Somewhat influential | 0.0 | 0.0-7.2 | |
Not at all influential | 23.6 | 11.2-40.4 | |
No opinion/ No basis to judge | 42.8 | 27.0-59.7 |
If "other", please specify:
24. Were any federal agencies involved in determining the location of the project (for example, where the BMPs were to be installed)?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 34.1 | 28.7-39.6 |
No | 60.1 | 54.5-65.8 | |
Don't know | 5.8 | 3.3-9.4 |
25. If yes, which federal agencies were involved and how were they involved?
a. Environmental Protection Agency
Was this agency involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 33.9 | 23.8-44.0 |
No | 59.1 | 48.6-69.7 | |
Don't know | 7.0 | 2.6-14.7 |
How was this agency involved?
b. U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service
Was this agency involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 75.4 | 65.3-83.8 |
No | 21.5 | 13.6-31.4 | |
Don't know | 3.1 | 0.6-8.9 |
How was this agency involved?
c. Bureau of Land Management
Was this agency involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 11.5 | 5.3-20.9 |
No | 86.2 | 76.5-93.0 | |
Don't know | 2.3 | 0.3-8.3 |
How was this agency involved?
d. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Was this agency involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 2.5 | 0.3-8.8 |
No | 93.8 | 86.0-98.0 | |
Don't know | 3.7 | 0.8-10.6 |
How was this agency involved?
e. Forest Service
Was this agency involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 14.8 | 7.8-24.6 |
No | 82.9 | 72.8-90.4 | |
Don't know | 2.3 | 0.3-8.2 |
How was this agency involved?
f. Office of Surface Mining
Was this agency involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 1.2 | 0.0-6.8 |
No | 95.1 | 87.8-98.7 | |
Don't know | 3.7 | 0.8-10.5 |
How was this agency involved?
g. Other (please specify below):
Was this agency involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 27.6 | 16.8-40.7 |
No | 65.9 | 52.5-77.7 | |
Don't know | 6.5 | 1.8-16.0 |
How was this agency involved?
If "other", please specify:
26. Were any nonfederal entities or organizations involved in determining the location of the project (for example, where the BMPs were to be installed)?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 74.4 | 69.4-79.4 |
No | 22.3 | 17.6-27.1 | |
Don't know | 3.3 | 1.6-6.0 |
27. If yes, which nonfederal entities or organizations were involved and how were they involved?
a. State
Was this entity involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 77.7 | 71.7-83.8 |
No | 20.3 | 14.7-26.9 | |
Don't know | 2.0 | 0.5-5.1 |
How was this entity involved?
b. Local (for example, a local workgroup)
Was this entity involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 69.1 | 62.3-75.9 |
No | 28.2 | 21.6-34.9 | |
Don't know | 2.7 | 0.9-6.2 |
How was this entity involved?
c. Non-governmental organization
Was this entity involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 52.2 | 44.5-59.9 |
No | 45.5 | 37.8-53.1 | |
Don't know | 2.3 | 0.6-5.9 |
How was this entity involved?
d. Individual or private landowner
Was this entity involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 68.8 | 61.7-76.0 |
No | 30.0 | 22.9-37.1 | |
Don't know | 1.2 | 0.1-4.3 |
How was this entity involved?
e. Other (please specify below):
Was this entity involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 22.1 | 14.7-31.1 |
No | 69.0 | 60.4-77.7 | |
Don't know | 8.8 | 4.3-15.8 |
How was this entity involved?
If "other", please specify:
Section III: Implementation/ Goals
28. Did your organization use guidance from any of the following sources in implementing this project?
a. NRCS Field Office Technical Guide (FOTG)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 52.6 | 46.6-58.5 |
No | 41.3 | 35.4-47.1 | |
Don't know | 6.2 | 3.6-9.8 |
b. USDA Farm Services Agency guidance (CRP, CREP)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 23.1 | 18.1-28.1 |
No | 70.0 | 64.6-75.5 | |
Don't know | 6.9 | 4.1-10.6 |
c. State guidance
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 78.8 | 74.0-83.7 |
No | 18.1 | 13.7-23.2 | |
Don't know | 3.1 | 1.4-5.9 |
d. Office of Surface Mining
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 4.3 | 2.1-7.7 |
No | 89.5 | 85.1-92.9 | |
Don't know | 6.2 | 3.6-9.9 |
e. Bureau of Land Management
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 3.6 | 1.6-6.8 |
No | 89.8 | 85.4-93.2 | |
Don't know | 6.6 | 3.9-10.3 |
f. Forest Service
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 11.8 | 8.1-16.5 |
No | 81.1 | 76.2-85.9 | |
Don't know | 7.1 | 4.2-11.1 |
g. Other (please specify below):
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 30.0 | 23.2-36.7 |
No | 58.2 | 50.9-65.5 | |
Don't know | 11.9 | 7.5-17.5 |
If "other", please specify:
29. Were any federal agencies involved in implementing this project (for example, designing or installing BMPs)?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 55.4 | 49.7-61.1 |
No | 42.0 | 36.3-47.7 | |
Don't know | 2.6 | 1.1-5.1 |
30. If yes, what type of assistance did each of the following agencies provide?
a. Environmental Protection Agency
Was this agency involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 40.1 | 31.9-48.2 |
No | 57.2 | 49.0-65.4 | |
Don't know | 2.7 | 0.7-6.9 |
What type of assistance did the agency provide?
1. Technical
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 10.0 | 5.9-15.6 |
Not checked | 90.0 | 84.4-94.2 |
2. Financial
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 29.8 | 22.8-36.8 |
Not checked | 70.2 | 63.2-77.2 |
3. Administrative
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 7.6 | 4.1-12.8 |
Not checked | 92.4 | 87.2-95.9 |
4. Labor / materials
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 1.2 | 0.1-4.3 |
Not checked | 98.8 | 95.7-99.9 |
5. Permitting
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 1.8 | 0.4-5.2 |
Not checked | 98.2 | 94.9-99.7 |
6. Monitoring
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 2.9 | 0.9-6.8 |
Not checked | 97.1 | 93.2-99.1 |
7. Other (please specify in space at the end of the table)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 0.0 | 0.0-1.8 |
Not checked | 100.0 | 98.2-100.0 |
b. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Was this agency involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 78.3 | 70.8-84.7 |
No | 20.4 | 14.2-27.9 | |
Don't know | 1.2 | 0.1-4.5 |
What type of assistance did the agency provide?
1. Technical
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 73.4 | 66.4-80.3 |
Not checked | 26.6 | 19.7-33.6 |
2. Financial
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 27.5 | 20.6-34.3 |
Not checked | 72.5 | 65.7-79.4 |
3. Administrative
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 12.9 | 8.2-19.0 |
Not checked | 87.1 | 81.0-91.8 |
4. Labor / materials
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 12.9 | 8.2-19.0 |
Not checked | 87.1 | 81.0-91.8 |
5. Permitting
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 5.8 | 2.6-10.8 |
Not checked | 94.2 | 89.2-97.4 |
6. Monitoring
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 10.4 | 6.1-16.3 |
Not checked | 89.6 | 83.7-93.9 |
7. Other (please specify in space at the end of the table)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 4.1 | 1.6-8.4 |
Not checked | 95.9 | 91.6-98.4 |
c. USDA Farm Services Agency
Was this agency involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 28.1 | 20.9-35.4 |
No | 68.6 | 61.1-76.1 | |
Don't know | 3.3 | 1.1-7.6 |
What type of assistance did the agency provide?
1. Technical
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 8.8 | 5.0-14.2 |
Not checked | 91.2 | 85.8-95.1 |
2. Financial
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 17.0 | 11.6-23.7 |
Not checked | 83.0 | 76.3-88.4 |
3. Administrative
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 14.1 | 9.2-20.4 |
Not checked | 85.9 | 79.6-90.9 |
4. Labor / materials
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 1.8 | 0.4-5.2 |
Not checked | 98.2 | 94.9-99.7 |
5. Permitting
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 0.6 | 0.0-3.4 |
Not checked | 99.4 | 96.7-100.0 |
6. Monitoring
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 2.3 | 0.6-6.0 |
Not checked | 97.7 | 94.0-99.4 |
7. Other (please specify in space at the end of the table)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 1.2 | 0.1-4.3 |
Not checked | 98.8 | 95.7-99.9 |
d. Bureau of Land Management
Was this agency involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 4.0 | 1.2-9.2 |
No | 93.3 | 87.5-97.0 | |
Don't know | 2.7 | 0.7-6.9 |
What type of assistance did the agency provide?
1. Technical
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 2.8 | 0.7-7.3 |
Not checked | 97.2 | 92.7-99.3 |
2. Financial
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 1.2 | 0.1-4.3 |
Not checked | 98.8 | 95.7-99.9 |
3. Administrative
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 0.0 | 0.0-1.8 |
Not checked | 100.0 | 98.2-100.0 |
4. Labor / materials
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 1.1 | 0.0-5.8 |
Not checked | 98.9 | 94.3-100.0 |
5. Permitting
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 0.6 | 0.0-3.4 |
Not checked | 99.4 | 96.7-100.0 |
6. Monitoring
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 1.1 | 0.0-5.8 |
Not checked | 98.9 | 94.3-100.0 |
7. Other (please specify in space at the end of the table)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 0.6 | 0.0-3.4 |
Not checked | 99.4 | 96.7-100.0 |
e. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Was this agency involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 2.1 | 0.4-6.0 |
No | 95.2 | 90.2-98.1 | |
Don't know | 2.8 | 0.7-7.0 |
What type of assistance did the agency provide?
1. Technical
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 1.8 | 0.4-5.2 |
Not checked | 98.2 | 94.9-99.7 |
2. Financial
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 0.0 | 0.0-1.8 |
Not checked | 100.0 | 98.2-100.0 |
3. Administrative
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 0.0 | 0.0-1.8 |
Not checked | 100.0 | 98.2-100.0 |
4. Labor / materials
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 0.0 | 0.0-1.8 |
Not checked | 100.0 | 98.2-100.0 |
5. Permitting
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 0.6 | 0.0-3.4 |
Not checked | 99.4 | 96.7-100.0 |
6. Monitoring
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 0.0 | 0.0-1.8 |
Not checked | 100.0 | 98.2-100.0 |
7. Other (please specify in space at the end of the table)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 0.0 | 0.0-1.8 |
Not checked | 100.0 | 98.2-100.0 |
f. Forest Service
Was this agency involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 16.3 | 10.5-23.6 |
No | 82.4 | 74.9-88.3 | |
Don't know | 1.3 | 0.2-4.8 |
What type of assistance did the agency provide?
1. Technical
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 13.9 | 8.8-20.4 |
Not checked | 86.1 | 79.6-91.2 |
2. Financial
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 3.5 | 1.3-7.6 |
Not checked | 96.5 | 92.4-98.7 |
3. Administrative
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 3.5 | 1.3-7.6 |
Not checked | 96.5 | 92.4-98.7 |
4. Labor / materials
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 4.6 | 1.8-9.4 |
Not checked | 95.4 | 90.6-98.2 |
5. Permitting
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 3.5 | 1.3-7.6 |
Not checked | 96.5 | 92.4-98.7 |
6. Monitoring
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 4.6 | 1.8-9.4 |
Not checked | 95.4 | 90.6-98.2 |
7. Other (please specify in space at the end of the table)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 0.6 | 0.0-3.4 |
Not checked | 99.4 | 96.7-100.0 |
g. Office of Surface Mining
Was this agency involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 4.7 | 1.7-10.1 |
No | 94.0 | 88.3-97.4 | |
Don't know | 1.4 | 0.2-5.0 |
What type of assistance did the agency provide?
1. Technical
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 2.2 | 0.4-6.6 |
Not checked | 97.8 | 93.4-99.6 |
2. Financial
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 2.9 | 0.9-6.8 |
Not checked | 97.1 | 93.2-99.1 |
3. Administrative
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 0.6 | 0.0-3.4 |
Not checked | 99.4 | 96.7-100.0 |
4. Labor / materials
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 0.0 | 0.0-1.8 |
Not checked | 100.0 | 98.2-100.0 |
5. Permitting
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 0.0 | 0.0-1.8 |
Not checked | 100.0 | 98.2-100.0 |
6. Monitoring
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 0.6 | 0.0-3.4 |
Not checked | 99.4 | 96.7-100.0 |
7. Other (please specify in space at the end of the table)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 0.0 | 0.0-1.8 |
Not checked | 100.0 | 98.2-100.0 |
h. Other
Was this agency involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 30.7 | 22.5-39.0 |
No | 59.9 | 51.2-68.7 | |
Don't know | 9.3 | 4.8-15.9 |
What type of assistance did the agency provide?
1. Technical
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 12.2 | 7.6-18.3 |
Not checked | 87.8 | 81.7-92.5 |
2. Financial
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 11.0 | 6.6-17.0 |
Not checked | 89.0 | 83.0-93.4 |
3. Administrative
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 4.7 | 2.0-9.2 |
Not checked | 95.3 | 90.9-98.0 |
4. Labor / materials
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 6.5 | 3.2-11.4 |
Not checked | 93.5 | 88.6-96.8 |
5. Permitting
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 9.3 | 5.2-15.0 |
Not checked | 90.7 | 85.0-94.8 |
6. Monitoring
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 3.5 | 1.3-7.6 |
Not checked | 96.5 | 92.4-98.7 |
7. Other (please specify in space at the end of the table)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 3.5 | 1.3-7.6 |
Not checked | 96.5 | 92.4-98.7 |
If "other", please identify agency and/or specify assistance provided:
31. Were any nonfederal entities or organizations involved in implementing this project (for example, designing or installing BMPs)?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 79.5 | 74.9-84.1 |
No | 17.9 | 13.6-22.3 | |
Don't know | 2.6 | 1.1-5.1 |
32. If yes, what type of assistance did each of the following nonfederal entities or organizations provide?
a. State
Was this entity involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 88.8 | 83.6-92.8 |
No | 10.4 | 6.5-15.5 | |
Don't know | 0.9 | 0.1-3.1 |
What type of assistance did the entity provide?
1. Technical
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 65.4 | 59.3-71.6 |
Not checked | 34.6 | 28.5-40.7 |
2. Financial
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 58.1 | 51.7-64.5 |
Not checked | 41.9 | 35.5-48.3 |
3. Administrative
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 42.0 | 35.6-48.3 |
Not checked | 58.0 | 51.7-64.4 |
4. Labor / materials
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 16.5 | 11.8-22.1 |
Not checked | 83.5 | 77.9-88.2 |
5. Permitting
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 36.1 | 29.9-42.4 |
Not checked | 63.9 | 57.6-70.1 |
6. Monitoring
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 33.2 | 27.1-39.3 |
Not checked | 66.8 | 60.7-72.9 |
7. Other (please specify in space at the end of the table)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 2.5 | 0.9-5.3 |
Not checked | 97.5 | 94.7-99.1 |
b. Local (for example, a local workgroup)
Was this entity involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 71.6 | 65.3-77.8 |
No | 25.6 | 19.6-31.7 | |
Don't know | 2.8 | 1.0-6.0 |
What type of assistance did the entity provide?
1. Technical
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 37.8 | 31.5-44.1 |
Not checked | 62.2 | 55.9-68.5 |
2. Financial
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 24.4 | 18.9-30.0 |
Not checked | 75.6 | 70.0-81.1 |
3. Administrative
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 27.8 | 22.1-33.5 |
Not checked | 72.2 | 66.5-77.9 |
4. Labor / materials
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 34.4 | 28.2-40.6 |
Not checked | 65.6 | 59.4-71.8 |
5. Permitting
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 11.3 | 7.5-16.2 |
Not checked | 88.7 | 83.8-92.5 |
6. Monitoring
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 20.7 | 15.5-26.0 |
Not checked | 79.3 | 74.0-84.5 |
7. Other (please specify in space at the end of the table)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 5.3 | 2.8-9.0 |
Not checked | 94.7 | 91.0-97.2 |
c. Non-governmental organization
Was this entity involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 61.8 | 55.0-68.7 |
No | 34.8 | 28.1-41.5 | |
Don't know | 3.4 | 1.4-7.0 |
What type of assistance did the entity provide?
1. Technical
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 37.5 | 31.1-43.8 |
Not checked | 62.5 | 56.2-68.9 |
2. Financial
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 20.2 | 15.0-25.5 |
Not checked | 79.8 | 74.5-85.0 |
3. Administrative
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 24.4 | 18.9-30.0 |
Not checked | 75.6 | 70.0-81.1 |
4. Labor / materials
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 22.6 | 17.1-28.1 |
Not checked | 77.4 | 71.9-82.9 |
5. Permitting
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 7.2 | 4.1-11.6 |
Not checked | 92.8 | 88.4-95.9 |
6. Monitoring
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 19.8 | 14.5-25.0 |
Not checked | 80.2 | 75.0-85.5 |
7. Other (please specify in space at the end of the table)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 3.7 | 1.7-7.0 |
Not checked | 96.3 | 93.0-98.3 |
d. Individual or private landowner
Was this entity involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 70.8 | 64.4-77.2 |
No | 27.2 | 21.0-33.5 | |
Don't know | 1.9 | 0.5-5.0 |
What type of assistance did the entity provide?
1. Technical
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 12.5 | 8.4-17.6 |
Not checked | 87.5 | 82.4-91.6 |
2. Financial
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 33.2 | 27.1-39.3 |
Not checked | 66.8 | 60.7-72.9 |
3. Administrative
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 4.0 | 1.8-7.6 |
Not checked | 96.0 | 92.4-98.2 |
4. Labor / materials
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 44.3 | 37.8-50.7 |
Not checked | 55.7 | 49.3-62.2 |
5. Permitting
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 2.3 | 0.6-6.0 |
Not checked | 97.7 | 94.0-99.4 |
6. Monitoring
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 13.7 | 9.4-19.0 |
Not checked | 86.3 | 81.0-90.6 |
7. Other (please specify in space at the end of the table)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 8.2 | 5.0-12.5 |
Not checked | 91.8 | 87.5-95.0 |
e. Other
Was this entity involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 30.4 | 22.6-38.3 |
No | 57.5 | 49.1-65.9 | |
Don't know | 12.1 | 7.1-18.8 |
What type of assistance did the entity provide?
1. Technical
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 11.8 | 7.9-16.7 |
Not checked | 88.2 | 83.3-92.1 |
2. Financial
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 5.7 | 3.1-9.5 |
Not checked | 94.3 | 90.5-96.9 |
3. Administrative
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 4.9 | 2.5-8.5 |
Not checked | 95.1 | 91.5-97.5 |
4. Labor / materials
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 8.9 | 5.6-13.4 |
Not checked | 91.1 | 86.6-94.4 |
5. Permitting
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 3.7 | 1.7-7.0 |
Not checked | 96.3 | 93.0-98.3 |
6. Monitoring
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 7.3 | 4.3-11.5 |
Not checked | 92.7 | 88.5-95.7 |
7. Other (please specify in space at the end of the table)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 0.8 | 0.1-3.0 |
Not checked | 99.2 | 97.0-99.9 |
If "other", please identify entity and/or specify assistance provided:
Section IV: Challenges
33. Did any challenges prevent this project from finishing on schedule, staying on budget, or achieving the desired levels of pollution reduction?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes (please specify below) | 52.0 | 46.3-57.8 |
No | 44.3 | 38.6-50.1 | |
Don't know | 3.6 | 1.8-6.5 |
33a. If yes, what were the challenges?
34. Did this project require a grant revision?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes (please specify below) | 28.5 | 23.3-33.7 |
No | 61.1 | 55.5-66.7 | |
Don't know | 10.4 | 7.1-14.5 |
34a. If yes, what was the nature of the revision?
35. Did this project require a grant extension?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes (please specify below) | 38.8 | 33.2-44.4 |
No | 52.6 | 46.8-58.3 | |
Don't know | 8.7 | 5.6-12.7 |
35a. If yes, what was the length of the extension?
36. In order to meet the designated aquatic use established for the targeted water body(ies) within the HUC 12 watershed, would each of the following additional actions need to be taken?
a. Install the same type of BMPs (those already funded by section 319 grants) on a greater portion of the HUC 12 watershed or additional properties
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Would need to be taken | 63.9 | 58.3-69.5 |
Would NOT need to be taken | 13.3 | 9.5-17.9 | |
Don't know | 22.8 | 18.0-27.7 |
b. Install different types of BMPs not already funded by section 319 grants within the HUC 12 watershed
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Would need to be taken | 56.9 | 51.1-62.7 |
Would NOT need to be taken | 17.9 | 13.6-22.9 | |
Don't know | 25.2 | 20.2-30.2 |
c. Other action (please specify below)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Would need to be taken | 28.8 | 21.7-36.0 |
Would NOT need to be taken | 14.5 | 9.1-21.4 | |
Don't know | 56.7 | 48.7-64.6 |
If "other", please specify:
Section V: Monitoring and Oversight
37. Which of the following pollutants, if any, were reduced as a result of this project, and what was the estimated load reduction for each pollutant?
1. Don't know
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 28.2 | 23.1-33.4 |
Not checked | 71.8 | 66.6-76.9 |
2. Not applicable; this project did not result in pollutant load reductions
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 13.4 | 9.7-17.8 |
Not checked | 86.6 | 82.2-90.3 |
a. Bacteria
Was this pollutant reduced as a result of this project?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 26.5 | 19.1-33.9 |
No | 43.1 | 34.6-51.6 | |
Don't know | 30.5 | 22.6-38.4 |
If yes, what was the estimated load reduction? (please enter numeric values in box)
What is the unit of measure associated with the estimated load reduction?
b. Dissolved oxygen
Was this pollutant reduced as a result of this project?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 9.1 | 4.6-15.8 |
No | 52.1 | 42.9-61.2 | |
Don't know | 38.8 | 30.0-47.7 |
If yes, what was the estimated load reduction? (please enter numeric value in box)
What is the unit of measure associated with the estimated load reduction?
c. Nitrogen
Was this pollutant reduced as a result of this project?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 57.4 | 48.7-66.0 |
No | 27.0 | 19.2-34.8 | |
Don't know | 15.6 | 9.7-23.3 |
If yes, what was the estimated load reduction? (please enter numeric value in box)
What is the unit of measure associated with the estimated load reduction?
d. Phosphorous
Was this pollutant reduced as a result of this project?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 64.9 | 56.7-73.1 |
No | 22.1 | 15.2-30.4 | |
Don't know | 12.9 | 7.8-19.8 |
If yes, what was the estimated load reduction? (please enter numeric value in box below)
What is the unit of measure associated with the estimated load reduction?
e. Sediment
Was this pollutant reduced as a result of this project?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 76.2 | 68.3-83.0 |
No | 14.9 | 9.3-22.1 | |
Don't know | 8.9 | 4.9-14.7 |
If yes, what was the estimated load reduction? (please enter numeric value in box)
What is the unit of measure associated with the estimated load reduction?
f. Turbidity
Was this pollutant reduced as a result of this project?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 19.4 | 12.7-27.6 |
No | 39.0 | 30.1-47.9 | |
Don't know | 41.6 | 32.7-50.6 |
If yes, what was the estimated load reduction? (please enter the numeric value in the box below)
What is the unit of measure associated with the estimated load reduction?
g. Temperature
Was this pollutant reduced as a result of this project?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 7.5 | 3.4-13.9 |
No | 50.2 | 40.9-59.4 | |
Don't know | 42.3 | 33.3-51.4 |
If yes, what was the estimated load reduction? (please enter numeric value in box below)
What is the unit of measure associated with the estimated load reduction?
h. Metals (for example, iron, aluminum, lead, etc.)
Was this pollutant reduced as a result of this project?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 20.5 | 13.4-29.3 |
No | 44.5 | 35.3-53.7 | |
Don't know | 35.0 | 26.3-43.7 |
If yes, what was the estimated load reduction? (please enter the numeric value in the box below)
What is the unit of measure associated with the estimated load reduction?
i. Other (please specify below):
Was this pollutant reduced as a result of this project?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 28.6 | 18.9-40.0 |
No | 41.5 | 30.4-52.7 | |
Don't know | 29.8 | 20.0-41.3 |
If yes, what was the estimated load reduction? (please enter numeric value in box below)
What is the unit of measure associated with the estimated load reduction?
If "other", please specify:
38. What method(s) did your project use to estimate these load reductions?
1. Used a model
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 36.1 | 28.7-43.4 |
Not checked | 63.9 | 56.6-71.3 |
2. Measured load reductions
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 33.5 | 26.4-40.7 |
Not checked | 66.5 | 59.3-73.6 |
3. Other method (please specify below)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 25.3 | 18.7-31.9 |
Not checked | 74.7 | 68.1-81.3 |
4. Don't know
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 15.4 | 10.4-21.8 |
Not checked | 84.6 | 78.3-89.7 |
If "other", please specify:
39. Which of the following models were used to calculate the load reductions associated with this project?
1. Automated Geospatial Watershed Assessment (AGWA)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 0.0 | 0.0-2.0 |
Not checked | 100.0 | 98.0-100.0 |
2. Better Assessment Science Integrating Point and Nonpoint Sources (BASINS)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 0.0 | 0.0-2.0 |
Not checked | 100.0 | 98.0-100.0 |
3. Dynamic Watershed Simulation Model (DSWM)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 0.0 | 0.0-2.0 |
Not checked | 100.0 | 98.0-100.0 |
4. Erosion Productivity Impact Calculator (EPIC)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 2.4 | 0.3-8.3 |
Not checked | 97.6 | 91.8-99.7 |
5. GIS-Based Phosphorus Loading Model (GISPLM)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 0.0 | 0.0-2.0 |
Not checked | 100.0 | 98.0-100.0 |
6. Kinematic Runoff and Erosion Model, v2 (KINEROS2)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 0.0 | 0.0-2.0 |
Not checked | 100.0 | 98.0-100.0 |
7. Loading Simulation Program in C (LSPC)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 0.7 | 0.0-3.8 |
Not checked | 99.3 | 96.2-100.0 |
8. Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System (PRMS)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 0.7 | 0.0-3.8 |
Not checked | 99.3 | 96.2-100.0 |
9. Program for Predicting Polluting Particle Passage through Pits, Puddles, and Ponds
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 0.7 | 0.0-3.8 |
Not checked | 99.3 | 96.2-100.0 |
10. U.S. EPA Region Five Model
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 15.4 | 9.6-22.7 |
Not checked | 84.6 | 77.3-90.4 |
11. Riparian Ecosystem Management Model (REMM)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 0.0 | 0.0-2.0 |
Not checked | 100.0 | 98.0-100.0 |
12. Root Zone Water Quality Model (RZWQM)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 0.0 | 0.0-2.0 |
Not checked | 100.0 | 98.0-100.0 |
13. Spatially Referenced Regression On Watershed Attributes (SPARROW)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 0.7 | 0.0-3.8 |
Not checked | 99.3 | 96.2-100.0 |
14. STEP L
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 12.5 | 7.6-18.9 |
Not checked | 87.5 | 81.1-92.4 |
15. TMDL Modeling Toolbox
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 2.0 | 0.4-5.8 |
Not checked | 98.0 | 94.2-99.6 |
16. Urban Catchment Model (P8-UCM)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 0.7 | 0.0-3.8 |
Not checked | 99.3 | 96.2-100.0 |
17. Other model (please specify below)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 22.7 | 16.1-30.5 |
Not checked | 77.3 | 69.5-83.9 |
18. !Not applicable, did not use a model to calculate load reductions.
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 38.3 | 30.3-46.3 |
Not checked | 61.7 | 53.7-69.7 |
If "other", please specify:
40. As you know, section 319 grants require non-federal matching funds. For the _____ do the estimated load reductions in GRTS apply to the entire project-both matching funds (including in kind match) and other federal funds-or do they only apply to the portion of the project funded by section 319?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Estimated load reductions apply to the entir | 60.3 | 54.6-66.0 |
Estimated load reductions apply only to the | 10.7 | 7.4-14.9 | |
Don't know | 28.9 | 23.6-34.3 |
41. Which of the following entities, if any, provide oversight for the BMPs that were installed for this project to determine whether they are reducing nonpoint source pollution?
a. Environmental Protection Agency
Was this entity involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 14.2 | 10.1-19.2 |
No | 73.6 | 68.1-79.1 | |
Don't know | 12.2 | 8.3-17.0 |
What type of oversight?
1. Ensure effective BMP installation
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 6.2 | 3.7-9.6 |
Not checked | 93.8 | 90.4-96.3 |
2. Ensure BMPs are maintained effectively
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 3.9 | 2.0-6.8 |
Not checked | 96.1 | 93.2-98.0 |
3. Ensure BMPs produce water quality results
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 9.8 | 6.7-13.7 |
Not checked | 90.2 | 86.3-93.4 |
How does this entity provide oversight (for example, reporting requirements beyond that required by EPA, project site visits by state official(s) or ad hoc communication about project progress and success)?
b. U.S. Department of Agriculture
Was this entity involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 31.1 | 25.3-36.9 |
No | 62.4 | 56.3-68.5 | |
Don't know | 6.5 | 3.7-10.4 |
What type of oversight?
1. Ensure effective BMP installation
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 24.2 | 19.2-29.2 |
Not checked | 75.8 | 70.9-80.8 |
2. Ensure BMPs are maintained effectively
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 15.2 | 11.3-19.9 |
Not checked | 84.8 | 80.1-88.8 |
3. Ensure BMPs produce water quality results
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 8.7 | 5.6-12.6 |
Not checked | 91.3 | 87.4-94.4 |
How does this entity provide oversight (for example, reporting requirements beyond that required by EPA, project site visits by state official(s) or ad hoc communication about project progress and success)?
c. Forest Service
Was this entity involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 4.8 | 2.4-8.6 |
No | 89.5 | 84.7-93.2 | |
Don't know | 5.6 | 3.0-9.6 |
What type of oversight?
1. Ensure effective BMP installation
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 3.2 | 1.4-6.1 |
Not checked | 96.8 | 93.9-98.6 |
2. Ensure BMPs are maintained effectively
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 1.9 | 0.6-4.5 |
Not checked | 98.1 | 95.5-99.4 |
3. Ensure BMPs produce water quality results
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 1.6 | 0.4-4.1 |
Not checked | 98.4 | 95.9-99.6 |
How does this entity provide oversight (for example, reporting requirements beyond that required by EPA, project site visits by state official(s) or ad hoc communication about project progress and success)?
d. Office of Surface Mining
Was this entity involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 1.7 | 0.5-4.3 |
No | 92.5 | 88.2-95.6 | |
Don't know | 5.8 | 3.1-9.8 |
What type of oversight?
1. Ensure effective BMP installation
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 1.3 | 0.4-3.4 |
Not checked | 98.7 | 96.7-99.7 |
2. Ensure BMPs are maintained effectively
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 0.7 | 0.1-2.4 |
Not checked | 99.3 | 97.6-99.9 |
3. Ensure BMPs produce water quality results
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 1.3 | 0.4-3.4 |
Not checked | 98.7 | 96.7-99.7 |
How does this entity provide oversight (for example, reporting requirements beyond that required by EPA, project site visits by state official(s) or ad hoc communication about project progress and success)?
e. State agency
Was this entity involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 68.3 | 62.5-74.0 |
No | 25.9 | 20.5-31.2 | |
Don't know | 5.9 | 3.3-9.6 |
What type of oversight?
1. Ensure effective BMP installation
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 49.8 | 44.1-55.6 |
Not checked | 50.2 | 44.5-55.9 |
2. Ensure BMPs are maintained effectively
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 37.7 | 32.1-43.3 |
Not checked | 62.3 | 56.7-67.9 |
3. Ensure BMPs produce water quality results
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 38.5 | 32.9-44.1 |
Not checked | 61.5 | 55.9-67.1 |
How does this entity provide oversight (for example, reporting requirements beyond that required by EPA, project site visits by state official(s) or ad hoc communication about project progress and success)?
f. Conservation district
Was this entity involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 50.5 | 44.0-56.9 |
No | 43.8 | 37.4-50.2 | |
Don't know | 5.8 | 3.2-9.5 |
What type of oversight?
1. Ensure effective BMP installation
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 34.2 | 28.7-39.7 |
Not checked | 65.8 | 60.4-71.3 |
2. Ensure BMPs are maintained effectively
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 29.7 | 24.5-35.0 |
Not checked | 70.3 | 65.0-75.5 |
3. Ensure BMPs produce water quality results
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 16.8 | 12.7-21.6 |
Not checked | 83.2 | 78.4-87.3 |
How does this entity provide oversight (for example, reporting requirements beyond that required by EPA, project site visits by state official(s) or ad hoc communication about project progress and success)?
g. Other local entity
Was this entity involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 42.9 | 36.4-49.4 |
No | 50.3 | 43.8-56.9 | |
Don't know | 6.8 | 3.8-11.0 |
What type of oversight?
1. Ensure effective BMP installation
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 24.3 | 19.3-29.2 |
Not checked | 75.7 | 70.8-80.7 |
2. Ensure BMPs are maintained effectively
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 28.4 | 23.2-33.6 |
Not checked | 71.6 | 66.4-76.8 |
3. Ensure BMPs produce water quality results
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 18.0 | 13.7-23.0 |
Not checked | 82.0 | 77.0-86.3 |
How does this entity provide oversight (for example, reporting requirements beyond that required by EPA, project site visits by state official(s) or ad hoc communication about project progress and success)?
h. Other (please specify below):
Was this entity involved?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 20.8 | 14.4-28.5 |
No | 64.8 | 57.0-72.7 | |
Don't know | 14.4 | 9.1-21.2 |
What type of oversight?
1. Ensure effective BMP installation
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 6.1 | 3.6-9.6 |
Not checked | 93.9 | 90.4-96.4 |
2. Ensure BMPs are maintained effectively
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 7.4 | 4.6-11.1 |
Not checked | 92.6 | 88.9-95.4 |
3. Ensure BMPs produce water quality results
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 5.2 | 2.9-8.4 |
Not checked | 94.8 | 91.6-97.1 |
How does this entity provide oversight (for example, reporting requirements beyond that required by EPA, project site visits by state official(s) or ad hoc communication about project progress and success)?
If "other", please specify:
42. What are the minimum and maximum number of years that the responsible parties are required to maintain the BMPs?
1. All BMPs are required to be maintained in perpetuity.
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 32.1 | 26.7-37.4 |
Not checked | 67.9 | 62.6-73.3 |
Minimum number of years:
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Mean - Entire Population | 8.6 | 6.7-10.4 |
Maximum number of years:
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Mean - Entire Population | 15.9 | 12.8-18.9 |
43. What types of mechanisms are available to compel compliance with BMP installation agreements (for example, fines/citations or pro-rated payback of funds)?
44. Has your organization experienced any examples of landowners not complying with agreements made under this project or of BMPs not being maintained?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes (please specify below) | 9.4 | 6.2-13.4 |
No | 80.9 | 76.3-85.5 | |
Don't know | 9.7 | 6.5-13.8 |
44a. If yes, please provide examples:
44b. If yes, please specify corrective actions that were taken in response:
45. How close, if at all, is the targeted water body(ies) within this HUC 12 watershed to reaching its designated use because of this project?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Extremely close | 3.9 | 1.9-7.0 |
Very close | 6.2 | 3.6-9.8 | |
Close | 10.6 | 7.3-14.7 | |
Somewhat close | 22.7 | 17.9-27.6 | |
Not at all close | 11.8 | 8.3-16.2 | |
Don't know | 40.5 | 34.8-46.2 | |
HUC 12 watershed has already attained its de | 4.3 | 2.3-7.3 |
46. What are the minimum and maximum number of years you expect BMPs on this project to continue to provide the pollution reduction?
1. All BMPs expected to reduce pollution in perpetuity.
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 43.7 | 38.0-49.4 |
Not checked | 56.3 | 50.6-62.0 |
Minimum number of years:
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Mean - Entire Population | 10.7 | 8.4-12.9 |
Maximum number of years:
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Mean - Entire Population | 35.6 | 26.4-44.8 |
47. Did the project accomplish all objectives originally identified in the project proposal, such as installing the type and amount of BMPs at the desired locations in the desired HUC 12 watershed(s)?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 72.4 | 67.3-77.6 |
No (If no, continue with Question 47a) | 27.6 | 22.4-32.7 |
47a. In what ways did the project not meet the objectives originally identified in the project proposal?
1. The type of BMPs originally proposed/desired could not be installed.
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 22.3 | 14.1-32.5 |
Not checked | 77.7 | 67.6-85.9 |
2. The amount of BMPs originally proposed/desired could not be installed.
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 46.7 | 36.1-57.2 |
Not checked | 53.3 | 42.8-63.9 |
3. Installing BMPs at the originally proposed/desired properties did not occur.
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 26.8 | 17.9-37.3 |
Not checked | 73.2 | 62.7-82.1 |
4. Installing BMPs in the originally proposed/desired HUC 12 watershed(s) did not occur.
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 11.2 | 5.4-19.7 |
Not checked | 88.8 | 80.3-94.6 |
5. Other (please specify)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 24.3 | 15.7-34.9 |
Not checked | 75.7 | 65.1-84.3 |
6. Not applicable all objectives achieved.
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 7.8 | 3.2-15.5 |
Not checked | 92.2 | 84.5-96.8 |
7. Don't know
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 4.5 | 1.2-11.1 |
Not checked | 95.5 | 88.9-98.8 |
Section VI: Funding Sources
48. Based on the Grants Reporting and Tracking System (GRTS) database, we understand that the _____ project received $_____ in incremental funds and $_____ in base funds from the section 319 program between _____ and _____. Is this correct?
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Yes | 76.9 | 72.0-81.8 |
No | 10.4 | 7.1-14.5 | |
Don't know | 12.7 | 9.1-17.2 |
48a. What is the correct amount?
Incremental funds:
Base funds:
49. Approximately how much of the project's total section 319 funds, including incremental and base, were used to support the following activities for this project between _____ and _____?
a. BMP design
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Less than 5% | 42.5 | 36.4-48.5 |
5-24 % | 32.3 | 26.6-38.1 | |
25-44% | 5.2 | 2.8-8.6 | |
45-54% | 1.1 | 0.2-3.3 | |
55-74% | 1.5 | 0.4-3.8 | |
75-94% | 1.9 | 0.6-4.3 | |
95% or more | 1.5 | 0.4-3.8 | |
Unable to determine | 14.1 | 10.1-18.9 |
b. BMP implementation (includes construction)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Less than 5% | 10.6 | 7.1-15.1 |
5-24 % | 9.8 | 6.4-14.3 | |
25-44% | 12.6 | 8.7-17.6 | |
45-54% | 10.3 | 6.9-14.7 | |
55-74% | 17.3 | 12.9-22.4 | |
75-94% | 20.6 | 15.7-25.5 | |
95% or more | 10.6 | 7.1-15.1 | |
Unable to determine | 8.1 | 5.1-12.1 |
c. Coordination staff
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Less than 5% | 41.7 | 35.5-48.0 |
5-24 % | 31.3 | 25.5-37.2 | |
25-44% | 9.0 | 5.7-13.3 | |
45-54% | 1.6 | 0.4-4.0 | |
55-74% | 1.6 | 0.4-4.0 | |
75-94% | 2.0 | 0.6-4.6 | |
95% or more | 0.8 | 0.1-2.8 | |
Unable to determine | 12.1 | 8.3-16.8 |
d. Education and outreach
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Less than 5% | 48.1 | 41.9-54.3 |
5-24 % | 30.2 | 24.5-36.0 | |
25-44% | 3.4 | 1.6-6.5 | |
45-54% | 0.8 | 0.1-2.8 | |
55-74% | 2.7 | 1.1-5.5 | |
75-94% | 1.1 | 0.2-3.4 | |
95% or more | 1.1 | 0.2-3.4 | |
Unable to determine | 12.5 | 8.7-17.3 |
e. Developing a watershed plan or Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) document
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Less than 5% | 61.5 | 55.2-67.7 |
5-24 % | 5.2 | 2.7-9.0 | |
25-44% | 1.6 | 0.4-4.2 | |
45-54% | 1.2 | 0.2-3.6 | |
55-74% | 2.0 | 0.6-4.7 | |
75-94% | 1.5 | 0.3-4.6 | |
95% or more | 1.6 | 0.4-4.2 | |
Unable to determine | 25.3 | 19.8-30.9 |
f. Water quality monitoring
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Less than 5% | 53.2 | 46.9-59.5 |
5-24 % | 22.0 | 16.7-27.3 | |
25-44% | 2.3 | 0.7-5.4 | |
45-54% | 1.1 | 0.1-4.1 | |
55-74% | 2.3 | 0.9-5.1 | |
75-94% | 2.0 | 0.6-4.6 | |
95% or more | 0.0 | 0.0-1.2 | |
Unable to determine | 17.2 | 12.7-22.5 |
g. Administration or overhead costs (includes personnel services)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Less than 5% | 48.2 | 42.0-54.4 |
5-24 % | 38.3 | 32.2-44.3 | |
25-44% | 1.9 | 0.6-4.4 | |
45-54% | 0.8 | 0.1-2.7 | |
55-74% | 0.8 | 0.1-2.7 | |
75-94% | 0.8 | 0.1-2.7 | |
95% or more | 0.4 | 0.0-2.1 | |
Unable to determine | 9.0 | 5.8-13.2 |
h. Consulting or professional services not included in BMP design or implementation (hiring consultants, contractors, or other third parties with necessary expertise)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Less than 5% | 51.7 | 45.2-58.2 |
5-24 % | 14.0 | 9.8-19.2 | |
25-44% | 7.8 | 4.6-12.1 | |
45-54% | 1.2 | 0.3-3.7 | |
55-74% | 0.8 | 0.1-3.0 | |
75-94% | 2.4 | 0.7-5.7 | |
95% or more | 2.1 | 0.7-4.8 | |
Unable to determine | 19.9 | 14.8-25.0 |
i. Other (please specify below)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Less than 5% | 50.3 | 39.8-60.9 |
5-24 % | 1.1 | 0.0-6.1 | |
25-44% | 0.0 | 0.0-3.3 | |
45-54% | 0.0 | 0.0-3.3 | |
55-74% | 0.0 | 0.0-3.3 | |
75-94% | 0.0 | 0.0-3.3 | |
95% or more | 3.3 | 0.7-9.4 | |
Unable to determine | 45.3 | 34.9-55.8 |
If other, please specify:
50. In addition to the funding provided by the section 319 grant, how much funding, if any, was allocated to this project from other federal funding sources between _____ and _____? Enter the total dollar amounts in the box next to the listed source. Enter a "0" in the box if the project did not receive any funding from the listed source.
1. This project did not receive any other federal funding.
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 66.6 | 61.2-72.0 |
Not checked | 33.4 | 28.1-38.8 |
a. USDA Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Amount
b. Conservation Reserve Program (CRP or CCRP)
Amount
c. Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
Amount
d. Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)
Amount
e. Clean Water State Revolving Fund
Amount
f. NOAA Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments (CZARA) - including all estuary funding.
Amount
g. Forest Service
Amount
h. Bureau of Land Management
Amount
i. Fish and Wildlife Service
Amount
j. Office of Surface Mining
Amount
k. Other (please specify below):
Amount
If "other", please specify:
51. Approximately how much of the total funding from all of these other federal funding sources was used to support each of the following activities for this project between _____ and _____?
a. BMP design
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Less than 5% | 39.9 | 28.2-51.7 |
5-24 % | 15.8 | 8.1-26.7 | |
25-44% | 8.3 | 2.6-18.8 | |
45-54% | 2.9 | 0.3-10.1 | |
55-74% | 1.4 | 0.0-7.9 | |
75-94% | 1.4 | 0.0-7.9 | |
95% or more | 2.9 | 0.3-10.1 | |
Unable to determine | 27.3 | 17.2-39.5 |
b. BMP implementation (includes construction)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Less than 5% | 15.0 | 7.6-25.5 |
5-24 % | 7.4 | 2.3-16.8 | |
25-44% | 2.5 | 0.3-9.0 | |
45-54% | 6.4 | 2.1-14.3 | |
55-74% | 6.4 | 2.1-14.3 | |
75-94% | 16.5 | 9.0-26.7 | |
95% or more | 20.4 | 12.0-31.1 | |
Unable to determine | 25.4 | 16.2-36.7 |
c. Coordination staff
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Less than 5% | 55.4 | 42.7-68.2 |
5-24 % | 14.9 | 6.9-26.5 | |
25-44% | 0.0 | 0.0-5.0 | |
45-54% | 0.0 | 0.0-5.0 | |
55-74% | 0.0 | 0.0-5.0 | |
75-94% | 1.7 | 0.0-9.1 | |
95% or more | 1.7 | 0.0-9.1 | |
Unable to determine | 26.4 | 15.8-39.5 |
d. Education and outreach
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Less than 5% | 64.8 | 51.1-76.9 |
5-24 % | 8.4 | 2.7-18.7 | |
25-44% | 0.0 | 0.0-5.0 | |
45-54% | 0.0 | 0.0-5.0 | |
55-74% | 0.0 | 0.0-5.0 | |
75-94% | 0.0 | 0.0-5.0 | |
95% or more | 0.0 | 0.0-5.0 | |
Unable to determine | 26.8 | 16.1-40.1 |
e. Developing a watershed plan or Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) document
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Less than 5% | 64.2 | 50.4-76.5 |
5-24 % | 1.7 | 0.0-9.4 | |
25-44% | 0.0 | 0.0-5.1 | |
45-54% | 0.0 | 0.0-5.1 | |
55-74% | 0.0 | 0.0-5.1 | |
75-94% | 3.4 | 0.4-12.0 | |
95% or more | 1.7 | 0.0-9.4 | |
Unable to determine | 29.0 | 17.8-42.5 |
f. Water quality monitoring
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Less than 5% | 54.1 | 41.3-67.0 |
5-24 % | 11.6 | 4.7-22.5 | |
25-44% | 4.6 | 0.5-16.3 | |
45-54% | 0.0 | 0.0-5.0 | |
55-74% | 1.7 | 0.0-9.1 | |
75-94% | 0.0 | 0.0-5.0 | |
95% or more | 1.7 | 0.0-9.1 | |
Unable to determine | 26.4 | 15.8-39.5 |
g. Administration or overhead costs (includes personnel services)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Less than 5% | 54.7 | 41.8-67.6 |
5-24 % | 16.8 | 8.3-28.9 | |
25-44% | 3.4 | 0.4-11.8 | |
45-54% | 0.0 | 0.0-5.0 | |
55-74% | 0.0 | 0.0-5.0 | |
75-94% | 0.0 | 0.0-5.0 | |
95% or more | 0.0 | 0.0-5.0 | |
Unable to determine | 25.2 | 14.7-38.3 |
h. Consulting or professional services not included in BMP design or implementation (hiring consultants, contractors, or other third parties with necessary expertise)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Less than 5% | 64.8 | 51.1-76.9 |
5-24 % | 5.0 | 1.0-14.2 | |
25-44% | 1.7 | 0.0-9.2 | |
45-54% | 0.0 | 0.0-5.0 | |
55-74% | 0.0 | 0.0-5.0 | |
75-94% | 1.7 | 0.0-9.2 | |
95% or more | 1.7 | 0.0-9.2 | |
Unable to determine | 25.2 | 14.7-38.3 |
i. Other (please specify below)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Less than 5% | 45.1 | 27.3-63.9 |
5-24 % | 3.0 | 0.1-16.2 | |
25-44% | 0.0 | 0.0-8.9 | |
45-54% | 0.0 | 0.0-8.9 | |
55-74% | 0.0 | 0.0-8.9 | |
75-94% | 3.0 | 0.1-16.2 | |
95% or more | 3.0 | 0.1-16.2 | |
Unable to determine | 45.7 | 28.0-64.3 |
If other, please specify:
52. How much direct and/or in-kind contributions, if any, did this project receive from any of
the following non-federal sources between _____ and _____?
If you are unable to separate the funding into direct contributions and/or in-kind, please list the
total dollar amount in the last column. Enter the total dollar amounts in the box next to the listed source.
Enter a "0" in the box if the project did not receive any funding from the listed source
1. This project did not receive any non-federal funding.
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Checked | 12.2 | 8.6-16.6 |
Not checked | 87.8 | 83.4-91.4 |
a. State government
Total dollar amount from direct contributions per source (if possible to disaggregate)
Total value of in-kind contributions per source (if possible to disaggregate)
If you are unable to separate, please report total value of non-federal contributions (direct and in-kind) per source
b. Local government
Total dollar amount from direct contributions per source (if possible to disaggregate)
Total value of in-kind contributions per source (if possible to disaggregate)
If you are unable to separate, please report total value of non-federal contributions (direct and in-kind) per source
c. Non-governmental organization
Total dollar amount from direct contributions per source (if possible to disaggregate)
Total value of in-kind contributions per source (if possible to disaggregate)
If you are unable to separate, please report total value of non-federal contributions (direct and in-kind) per source
d. Private sources (please specify below):
Total dollar amount from direct contributions per source (if possible to disaggregate)
Total value of in-kind contributions per source (if possible to disaggregate)
If you are unable to separate, please report total value of non-federal contributions (direct and in-kind) per source
If private source, please specify below:
53. Approximately how much of the non-federal funds was used to support each of the following activities for this project between _____ and _____?
a. BMP design
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Less than 5% | 45.3 | 38.2-52.5 |
5-24 % | 23.7 | 17.5-29.9 | |
25-44% | 5.5 | 2.8-9.7 | |
45-54% | 2.0 | 0.5-5.1 | |
55-74% | 1.5 | 0.3-4.4 | |
75-94% | 1.5 | 0.3-4.4 | |
95% or more | 4.0 | 1.7-7.8 | |
Unable to determine | 16.4 | 11.5-22.5 |
b. BMP implementation (includes construction)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Less than 5% | 12.1 | 8.0-17.2 |
5-24 % | 12.0 | 7.8-17.3 | |
25-44% | 10.4 | 6.4-15.8 | |
45-54% | 9.8 | 6.1-14.7 | |
55-74% | 10.3 | 6.6-15.2 | |
75-94% | 18.4 | 13.5-24.3 | |
95% or more | 17.5 | 12.7-23.3 | |
Unable to determine | 9.4 | 5.9-14.2 |
c. Coordination staff
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Less than 5% | 47.8 | 40.6-55.1 |
5-24 % | 21.0 | 15.4-27.6 | |
25-44% | 5.0 | 2.3-9.5 | |
45-54% | 3.1 | 1.1-6.7 | |
55-74% | 2.5 | 0.6-6.4 | |
75-94% | 1.5 | 0.3-4.5 | |
95% or more | 2.6 | 0.8-6.0 | |
Unable to determine | 16.5 | 11.5-22.6 |
d. Education and outreach
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Less than 5% | 45.1 | 38.0-52.1 |
5-24 % | 24.1 | 18.0-30.3 | |
25-44% | 6.0 | 3.1-10.3 | |
45-54% | 3.0 | 1.1-6.5 | |
55-74% | 1.5 | 0.3-4.4 | |
75-94% | 1.0 | 0.1-3.6 | |
95% or more | 3.0 | 1.1-6.5 | |
Unable to determine | 16.4 | 11.4-22.4 |
e. Developing a watershed plan or Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) document
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Less than 5% | 64.3 | 56.9-71.7 |
5-24 % | 5.2 | 2.2-10.1 | |
25-44% | 2.9 | 0.9-6.8 | |
45-54% | 1.2 | 0.1-4.3 | |
55-74% | 1.8 | 0.4-5.2 | |
75-94% | 0.0 | 0.0-1.8 | |
95% or more | 1.8 | 0.4-5.2 | |
Unable to determine | 22.9 | 16.7-30.1 |
f. Water quality monitoring
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Less than 5% | 49.9 | 42.5-57.3 |
5-24 % | 19.8 | 14.1-26.7 | |
25-44% | 2.1 | 0.6-5.4 | |
45-54% | 4.2 | 1.6-8.6 | |
55-74% | 2.1 | 0.6-5.4 | |
75-94% | 2.7 | 0.9-6.2 | |
95% or more | 2.1 | 0.6-5.4 | |
Unable to determine | 17.1 | 11.9-23.3 |
g. Administration or overhead costs (includes personnel services)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Less than 5% | 51.2 | 44.0-58.4 |
5-24 % | 23.5 | 17.3-29.7 | |
25-44% | 2.0 | 0.5-5.2 | |
45-54% | 3.0 | 1.1-6.6 | |
55-74% | 0.5 | 0.0-2.9 | |
75-94% | 2.0 | 0.5-5.2 | |
95% or more | 3.0 | 1.1-6.6 | |
Unable to determine | 14.7 | 10.0-20.5 |
h. Consulting or professional services not included in BMP design or implementation (hiring consultants, contractors, or other third parties with necessary expertise)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Less than 5% | 59.3 | 52.1-66.6 |
5-24 % | 11.6 | 7.3-17.2 | |
25-44% | 4.2 | 1.8-8.3 | |
45-54% | 1.6 | 0.3-4.7 | |
55-74% | 3.2 | 1.2-6.9 | |
75-94% | 1.6 | 0.3-4.7 | |
95% or more | 2.1 | 0.6-5.4 | |
Unable to determine | 16.3 | 11.3-22.6 |
i. Other (please specify below)
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Less than 5% | 49.1 | 37.4-60.8 |
5-24 % | 2.6 | 0.3-9.4 | |
25-44% | 3.9 | 0.8-11.3 | |
45-54% | 0.0 | 0.0-4.0 | |
55-74% | 0.0 | 0.0-4.0 | |
75-94% | 0.0 | 0.0-4.0 | |
95% or more | 3.9 | 0.8-11.3 | |
Unable to determine | 40.4 | 29.0-51.8 |
If other, please specify:
54. Which of the following sources of information did you use to answer questions 48-53 above regarding funding for this project?
a. Personal memory
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Used | 78.0 | 72.6-83.4 |
Did not use | 22.0 | 16.6-27.4 |
b. Discussions with colleagues
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Used | 37.6 | 30.9-44.3 |
Did not use | 62.4 | 55.7-69.1 |
c. Invoices
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Used | 55.0 | 48.4-61.7 |
Did not use | 45.0 | 38.3-51.6 |
d. Project budget
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|
---|---|---|---|
Percent - Entire Population | Used | 86.6 | 81.8-90.6 |
Did not use | 13.4 | 9.5-18.2 |
e. Other (please specify below):
If other, please specify:
55. What is the name, title, and contact information of the person(s) who completed this questionnaire in case GAO needs to follow up on information provided in this questionnaire?
Name
Title
Organization
Phone (XXX-XXX-XXXX)
E-mail address