From: zukicn@wl.aecl.ca
Newsgroups: sci.environment
Subject: North American Water Resources
Date: 25 Jan 93 20:36:44 GMT
Organization: AECL RESEARCH


                       NORTH-AMERICAN WATER RESOURCES

                                QUESTIONNAIRE


 The purpose of this questionnaire is to collect the perceptions about fresh
 water resources in Canada and the U.S.  Responses from other nationalities
 would be also appreciated.  The questionnaire consists of 15 questions, and
 it should take approximately 10 minutes to complete.

 The results will be used in a university course dealing with various
 aspects of fresh water resources.

 Each question is completed by placing an "X" beside the selected option.
 Completed questionnaires or inquiries should be e-mailed to:

                            zukicn@wl.aecl.ca, or
                            zukicn@wu2.wl.aecl.ca

 Paper mail may be sent to: 
                                P.O. Box 256
                                 Pinawa, MB
                                   R0E 1L0
                                   Canada

 The deadline is 1st February 1993. Thank you for your time and
 participation.

 Nermin Zukic


 --------------------------->>> PERSONAL DATA <<<--------------------------

 Please complete the following:

      Your gender is: M__      F__

      Your citizenship is: U.S.__   Canadian__   Other__

      Your age is:  <20__   20-30__   30-40    40-50__   50+__

      Do you live in an arid region (for the purpose of this questionnaire,
      the following states in the U.S. and provinces in Canada are
      considered arid: southern CA, UT, AZ, NM, TX, southern parts of
      provinces of SK, AB):

      Yes__   No__

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 1.   Given the choices below, what is your preferred policy, in respect to
      the planning and management of fresh water resources:

 __   water resources should be utilized and managed primarily for the
      (economic and other) benefits of the existing population; the needs of
      future generations are secondary (future generations = 50+ years)
 __   there should be an equal concern for the current and the future
      generations
 __   there should be planning and consideration ONLY for current generation
 __   this is all media and "green" organizations hype, there will be always
      enough fresh water


 2.   Do you think fresh water should be globally marketed and traded (as
      some other natural resources, such as wood, oil)?

 __   Yes
 __   No
 __   Under restricted and regulated conditions


 3.   Can you foresee the fresh water resources as a significant factor
      (such as, for example, oil) in the world politics, economics over next
      20 years?

 __   Yes
 __   No
 __   Perhaps


 4.   Is science, in your opinion, capable of resolving every problem
      (particularly those human-induced) in a timely manner, to maintain the
      survival of human race and its comfortable living (by Western
      standards) on the Earth?

 __   Yes
 __   No


 5.   Are you concerned that human activities, which ultimately result in an
      enhanced standard of living (manufacturing, irrigation,
      transportation, etc.), COULD contribute to a significant change in
      global climate, which would affect fresh water reserves and their
      distribution:

 __   Yes
 __   No


 6.   The global data indicates a depletion of available fresh water over
      last 30 years. In your opinion, who has contributed most significantly
      to this decrease:

 __   Industry consumption
 __   General public consumption
 __   Agricultural consumption
 __   Above parties equally


 7.   Will, and if so, how soon, North America face a severe water shortage
      or a water crisis in the future (assuming the current consumption
      patterns)?

 __   North America will never have a water crisis
 __   in the next 20 years
 __   in the next 50 years
 __   in the next 100 years
 __   in the period exceeding 100 years


 8.   How would you quantify the fresh water resources of U.S. and Canada:

 __   both Canada and the U.S. have abundant fresh water resources
 __   both Canada and the U.S. have insufficient fresh water resources
 __   both Canada and U.S. face only occasional fresh water shortages
 __   Canada has sufficient, while U.S. have insufficient fresh water
      resources
 __   Canada has insufficient water resources, while U.S. have sufficient
      fresh water resources
 __   Canada has sufficient water resources, while U.S. faces only
      occasional fresh water shortages
 __   U.S. has sufficient water resources, while Canada faces only
      occasional fresh water shortages


 9.   Do you support, or have you seen any benefits from the Free Trade
      Agreement, signed between the U.S. and Canada in 1988?

 __   Yes
 __   No


 10.  Should Canada export fresh water to the U.S.?

 __   Yes
 __   No
 __   Only under very specific conditions

 11.  Should all three levels of government (municipal, state/provincial,
      federal) implement tighter and more comprehensive controls over the
      fresh water consumption, in the form of: reducing/eliminating certain
      subsidies, higher prices, quotas, etc.?

 __   Yes
 __   No
 __   Only in the regions directly affected by water shortages
 __   Only the largest consumers


 12.  Should, in your opinion, activities such as watering lawns in arid
      regions (see the list above), be discouraged?

 __   Yes 
 __   No
 __   Only in the regions directly affected by water shortages


 13.  By how much you could decrease a personal fresh water consumption
      (showering, washing, watering lawns, irrigation, etc.), while still
      maintaining comfortable lifestyle:

 __   I have cut enough/too much already
 __   0-20%
 __   21-40%
 __   41-60%
 __   61-80%
 __   81% +


 14.  Please explain in one sentence, what do you perceive to be the largest
      problem of consumption and depletion of freshwater resources in North
      America?

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 15.  Please explain in one sentence, what should be done in regarding the
      above problem? 

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