Public Perception of the Drought

In

The

Tucson Basin

Introduction Introduction

• Report Purpose: Tucson Drought

• 76 Surveys related to drought

• Went out into public to hand out surveys

• Results of surveys broken up by years those who took the survey lived in Tucson.

• Studied results and came to conclusions

Where and When?Where and When?

• 4 days• Foothills Mall• University of Arizona• Last surveys were

scattered in Tucson area

Questions In SurveyQuestions In Survey

• How long have you lived in Tucson?• Have you noticed anything different in the last few years

that could be attributed to the drought?• Are you aware of anything the city, county, or state has

done to safeguard against the drought?• In which job category do you consider yourself?• Which of these above sectors could do more to conserve

water?• Would you be willing to conserve your water use, even if

it meant that the saved water allowed for further population and economic growth in the state?

More Questions…More Questions…

• Would you be willing to pay higher taxes in order to obtain a larger allotment of water to the state?

• Should artificial public ponds and lakes be drained during a drought?

• Should new developments be required to use water more efficiently?

• Would you be willing to subsidize agriculture in Arizona if it meant greater water savings?

• Do you have any recommendations about how the drought can be handled?

Number of People from Different Number of People from Different Age Groups We SurveyedAge Groups We Surveyed

• 25 residents of 0-10 years

• 25 residents of 11-20 years

• 17 residents of 21-30 years

• 9 residents of 30+ years

Results 0-10 Year ResidentsResults 0-10 Year Residents

0

5

10

15

Yes No

Have you noticed anything the city, county, or state has done to

safeguard against the drought?

0

5

10

Res. Bus. Gov. Agric. other

Which Sector could/should do more to conserve water?

0

5

10

15

Yes No

Would you be willing to pay higher taxes in order to obtain a larger allotment of water to the state?

Would you be willing to conserve water use, even if it meant that the saved water allowed further population and economic growth in the state?

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

Yes No

RESULTS 11-20 YEAR RESIDENTSRESULTS 11-20 YEAR RESIDENTS

0

5

10

15

20

Yes No

Have you noticed anything the city, county, or state has done to

safeguard against the drought?

0

2

4

6

8

Res. Bus. Gov. Agric. other

Which Sector could/should do more to conserve water?

0

5

10

15

20

Yes No

Would you be willing to pay higher taxes in order to obtain a larger allotment of water to the state?

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Yes No

Would you be willing to conserve water use, even if it meant that the saved water allowed further population and economic growth in the state?

Results 21-30 Year ResidentsResults 21-30 Year Residents

0

5

10

15

20

Yes No

Have you noticed anything the city, county, or state has done to

safeguard against the drought?

0

2

4

6

8

Res. Bus. Gov. Agric. other

Which Sector could/should do more to conserve water?

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10

Yes No

Would you be willing to pay higher taxes in order to obtain a larger allotment of water to the state?

Would you be willing to conserve water use, even if it meant that the saved water allowed further population and economic growth in the state?

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10

Yes No

Results 30+ Year ResidentsResults 30+ Year Residents

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Yes No

Have you noticed anything the city, county, or state has done to

safeguard against the drought?

0

1

2

3

Res. Bus. Gov. Agric. other

Which Sector could/should do more to conserve water?

0

2

4

6

Yes No

Would you be willing to pay higher taxes in order to obtain a larger allotment of

water to the state?

Would you be willing to conserve water use, even if it meant that the saved water allowed further population and economic growth in the state?

0

1

2

3

4

5

Yes No

Problems and ContradictionsProblems and Contradictions

• Finding places where we were allowed to hand out surveys

• Getting 100 surveys complete

• Interpretation of inconclusive results

• Gathering a consistent residency demographic

ConclusionsConclusions

• Tucson citizens are largely unaware of the drought.

• People are willing to conserve water, they just need to know how to help.

• Before officials do anything drastic, they should try informing the public on how they can help.

ThankThankYou You For For

ListeningListening

Hope You Enjoyed!Hope You Enjoyed!

• By: Chris Bernardi, Karl Goranowski, Matt Riley, & • Brittany Lane