2003 OPA MEMBERSHIP SURVEY RESULTS

ISSUE

 

Conformists N= 116

Non-Conformists N= 46

Composite Score

(Ranking to right: 1= most concern,

5=-least concern)

1

2

3

4

5

Weighted Value

1

2

3

4

5

Weighted Value

Composite Weighted Averages

Weighted Ranks of Concern

boating concerns (safety, noise, regulations, water quality impacts)

27

31

16

13

14

694

26

6

3

4

1

344

1038

1

land use impacts on water (urban/storm water runoff, agricultural runoff, construction)

26

20

24

18

14

664

27

1

1

2

 

292

952

2

watershed concepts (what is a watershed, sub-watershed, what drains into the lake)

18

16

12

18

12

476

21

7

2

2

1

288

768

3

safe drinking water (source protection, well protection)

15

7

9

7

10

308

21

2

2

3

4

258

542

5

invasive species (how to recognize, laws need for legislation)

11

12

14

16

20

394

17

3

4

3

2

234

636

4

livestock concerns

4

5

12

6

12

200

13

4

6

3

2

214

458

7

basic concepts in lake ecology (stratification, algae, plants, animals)

4

11

12

11

11

266

10

7

5

14

 

242

480

6

who’s who (who is responsible for what at local, state, federal level, who requires permits, who offers funding or technical support)

3

5

6

5

5

136

9

4

7

3

3

182

159

8

 

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