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3/18/2024 |
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The following tables summarize survey responses received by GWIC during November 2002. 194 of 653 users (30%) who logged in during November answered the survey. To view the responses for an individual customer group, click on their hyperlinked customer type. To redisplay all groups, click Show All. |
Customer Types | |||
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Customer Type | Surveys | % | Chart |
Commercial | 0 | 0 % | |
Consultant | 49 | 100 % | |
Driller | 0 | 0 % | |
Education (Student) | 0 | 0 % | |
Education (Teacher) | 0 | 0 % | |
Government (County) | 0 | 0 % | |
Government (State) | 0 | 0 % | |
Government (Federal) | 0 | 0 % | |
Industrial | 0 | 0 % | |
NRIS | 0 | 0 % | |
Public/Landowner | 0 | 0 % | |
Realtor | 0 | 0 % | |
Surveyor | 0 | 0 % | |
Show All | 49 | 100% |
1. In the past year how often have you used the GWIC website? | |||
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Response | Chart | Count | % |
1-4 times | 8 | 17.02% | |
Monthly | 17 | 36.17% | |
Weekly | 8 | 17.02% | |
2-4 times a week | 13 | 27.66% | |
Daily | 1 | 2.13% | |
Total Responses | 47 | 100.00% | |
Did Not Respond | 2 | ||
2. How often does the website meet your needs? | |||
Response | Chart | Count | % |
None of the time | 0 | 0.00% | |
Some of the time | 1 | 2.13% | |
Average | 3 | 6.38% | |
Often | 33 | 70.21% | |
Always | 10 | 21.28% | |
Total Responses | 47 | 100.00% | |
Did Not Respond | 2 | ||
3. How easy is the website to use? | |||
Response | Chart | Count | % |
Very Hard | 0 | 0.00% | |
Medium Hard | 3 | 6.38% | |
Medium Easy | 17 | 36.17% | |
Very Easy | 27 | 57.45% | |
Total Responses | 47 | 100.00% | |
Did Not Respond | 2 | ||
4. How do you value our website service? | |||
Response | Chart | Count | % |
No value | 0 | 0.00% | |
Little value | 0 | 0.00% | |
Moderate value | 1 | 2.17% | |
Significant value | 22 | 47.83% | |
Critical value | 23 | 50.00% | |
Total Responses | 46 | 100.00% | |
Did Not Respond | 3 | ||
5. How would the loss of GWIC service impact you? | |||
Response | Chart | Count | % |
No impact | 0 | 0.00% | |
Little impact | 0 | 0.00% | |
Moderate impact | 9 | 19.15% | |
Significant impact | 15 | 31.91% | |
Critical impact | 23 | 48.94% | |
Total Responses | 47 | 100.00% | |
Did Not Respond | 2 | ||
6. How important is is that GWIC contains current data? | |||
Response | Chart | Count | % |
No importance | 0 | 0.00% | |
Little importance | 0 | 0.00% | |
Moderate importance | 1 | 2.13% | |
Significant importance | 28 | 59.57% | |
Critical importance | 18 | 38.30% | |
Total Responses | 47 | 100.00% | |
Did Not Respond | 2 | ||
7. How useful are GWIC data in determing drilling depths? | |||
Response | Chart | Count | % |
Never | 0 | 0.00% | |
Rarely | 3 | 7.89% | |
Generally | 4 | 10.53% | |
Often | 23 | 60.53% | |
Always | 8 | 21.05% | |
Total Responses | 38 | 100.00% | |
Did Not Respond | 11 | ||
8. How useful are GWIC data in completing property sales? | |||
Response | Chart | Count | % |
Never | 4 | 22.22% | |
Rarely | 3 | 16.67% | |
Generally | 3 | 16.67% | |
Often | 7 | 38.89% | |
Always | 1 | 5.56% | |
Total Responses | 18 | 100.00% | |
Did Not Respond | 31 | ||
9. How useful are GWIC data in dealing with land subdivision issues? | |||
Response | Chart | Count | % |
Never | 2 | 6.45% | |
Rarely | 1 | 3.23% | |
Generally | 5 | 16.13% | |
Often | 12 | 38.71% | |
Always | 11 | 35.48% | |
Total Responses | 31 | 100.00% | |
Did Not Respond | 18 | ||
10. How useful are GWIC data in completing your ground-water research? | |||
Response | Chart | Count | % |
Never | 0 | 0.00% | |
Rarely | 0 | 0.00% | |
Generally | 5 | 11.36% | |
Often | 22 | 50.00% | |
Always | 17 | 38.64% | |
Total Responses | 44 | 100.00% | |
Did Not Respond | 5 | ||
11. If you make ground-water management decisions, how often does access to GWIC improve your decision making? | |||
Response | Chart | Count | % |
Never | 0 | 0.00% | |
Rarely | 1 | 4.35% | |
Generally | 4 | 17.39% | |
Often | 14 | 60.87% | |
Always | 4 | 17.39% | |
Total Responses | 23 | 100.00% | |
Did Not Respond | 26 | ||
12. If you make ground-water development decisions, how often does access to GWIC improve your decision making? | |||
Response | Chart | Count | % |
Never | 0 | 0.00% | |
Rarely | 1 | 3.85% | |
Generally | 7 | 26.92% | |
Often | 12 | 46.15% | |
Always | 6 | 23.08% | |
Total Responses | 26 | 100.00% | |
Did Not Respond | 23 | ||
13. If you make ground-water protection decisions, how often does access to GWIC improve your decision making? | |||
Response | Chart | Count | % |
Never | 0 | 0.00% | |
Rarely | 4 | 12.50% | |
Generally | 2 | 6.25% | |
Often | 14 | 43.75% | |
Always | 12 | 37.50% | |
Total Responses | 32 | 100.00% | |
Did Not Respond | 17 | ||
14. Does internet access to GWIC data save you money? | |||
Response | Chart | Count | % |
Never | 0 | 0.00% | |
Rarely | 2 | 4.35% | |
Generally | 5 | 10.87% | |
Often | 11 | 23.91% | |
Always | 28 | 60.87% | |
Total Responses | 46 | 100.00% | |
Did Not Respond | 3 | ||
15. Is access to GWIC data worth the cost to the taxpayer to provide it? | |||
Response | Chart | Count | % |
Never | 0 | 0.00% | |
Rarely | 0 | 0.00% | |
Generally | 2 | 4.65% | |
Often | 8 | 18.60% | |
Always | 33 | 76.74% | |
Total Responses | 43 | 100.00% | |
Did Not Respond | 6 | ||
16. Each time you login, access to GWIC provides an economic benefit of...?
* ($ 189.55 / session ) |
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Response | Chart | Count | % |
Less than $10 | 2 | 6.06% | |
Between $10 and $100 | 19 | 57.58% | |
Between $101 and $400 | 8 | 24.24% | |
Between $401 and $1000 | 3 | 9.09% | |
Greater than $1000 | 1 | 3.03% | |
Total Responses | 33 | 100.00% | |
Did Not Respond | 16 | ||
* Economic benefit is calculated using a weighted average of responses given. Values assigned per catagory are: (<$10) = $5; ($10-$100) = $55; ($101-$400) = $250; ($401-$1000) = $700; (>$1000) = $1100. |
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17. How often does the Wells - Printable report meet your needs? | |||
Response | Chart | Count | % |
I do not use it | 1 | 2.38% | |
Rarely meets | 1 | 2.38% | |
Generally meets | 5 | 11.90% | |
Often meets | 22 | 52.38% | |
Always meets | 13 | 30.95% | |
Total Responses | 42 | 100.00% | |
Did Not Respond | 7 | ||
18. How often does the Wells - Download report meet your needs? | |||
Response | Chart | Count | % |
I do not use it | 1 | 2.63% | |
Rarely meets | 0 | 0.00% | |
Generally meets | 6 | 15.79% | |
Often meets | 21 | 55.26% | |
Always meets | 10 | 26.32% | |
Total Responses | 38 | 100.00% | |
Did Not Respond | 11 | ||
19. How often does the Lithology report meet your needs? | |||
Response | Chart | Count | % |
I do not use it | 2 | 5.00% | |
Rarely meets | 5 | 12.50% | |
Generally meets | 14 | 35.00% | |
Often meets | 16 | 40.00% | |
Always meets | 3 | 7.50% | |
Total Responses | 40 | 100.00% | |
Did Not Respond | 9 | ||
20. How often does the SWL Summary report meet your needs? | |||
Response | Chart | Count | % |
I do not use it | 4 | 12.50% | |
Rarely meets | 1 | 3.13% | |
Generally meets | 9 | 28.13% | |
Often meets | 16 | 50.00% | |
Always meets | 2 | 6.25% | |
Total Responses | 32 | 100.00% | |
Did Not Respond | 17 | ||
21. How often does the Field Visit report meet your needs? | |||
Response | Chart | Count | % |
I do not use it | 8 | 34.78% | |
Rarely meets | 3 | 13.04% | |
Generally meets | 6 | 26.09% | |
Often meets | 6 | 26.09% | |
Always meets | 0 | 0.00% | |
Total Responses | 23 | 100.00% | |
Did Not Respond | 26 | ||
22. How often does the Water Quality report meet your needs? | |||
Response | Chart | Count | % |
I do not use it | 4 | 15.38% | |
Rarely meets | 5 | 19.23% | |
Generally meets | 6 | 23.08% | |
Often meets | 9 | 34.62% | |
Always meets | 2 | 7.69% | |
Total Responses | 26 | 100.00% | |
Did Not Respond | 23 | ||
23. How often does the One page Site/Well report meet your needs? | |||
Response | Chart | Count | % |
I do not use it | 2 | 5.71% | |
Rarely meets | 1 | 2.86% | |
Generally meets | 6 | 17.14% | |
Often meets | 21 | 60.00% | |
Always meets | 5 | 14.29% | |
Total Responses | 35 | 100.00% | |
Did Not Respond | 14 | ||
24. How often does the One page SWL hydrograph report meet your needs? | |||
Response | Chart | Count | % |
I do not use it | 7 | 28.00% | |
Rarely meets | 2 | 8.00% | |
Generally meets | 4 | 16.00% | |
Often meets | 11 | 44.00% | |
Always meets | 1 | 4.00% | |
Total Responses | 25 | 100.00% | |
Did Not Respond | 24 | ||
25. How often does the One page water-quality analysis report meet your needs? | |||
Response | Chart | Count | % |
I do not use it | 5 | 20.83% | |
Rarely meets | 4 | 16.67% | |
Generally meets | 6 | 25.00% | |
Often meets | 9 | 37.50% | |
Always meets | 0 | 0.00% | |
Total Responses | 24 | 100.00% | |
Did Not Respond | 25 | ||
26. How often do the Ground-Water Characterization Program and MBMG Projects data reports meet your needs? | |||
Response | Chart | Count | % |
Never | 0 | 0.00% | |
Rarely | 2 | 8.70% | |
Generally | 7 | 30.43% | |
Often | 12 | 52.17% | |
Always | 2 | 8.70% | |
Total Responses | 23 | 100.00% | |
Did Not Respond | 26 | ||
27. How often do the Ground-Water Characterization maps meet your needs? | |||
Response | Chart | Count | % |
Never | 0 | 0.00% | |
Rarely | 2 | 8.00% | |
Generally | 10 | 40.00% | |
Often | 11 | 44.00% | |
Always | 2 | 8.00% | |
Total Responses | 25 | 100.00% | |
Did Not Respond | 24 | ||
28. Would you use a search by drainage basin option? | |||
Response | Chart | Count | % |
No | 6 | 16.67% | |
Yes | 30 | 83.33% | |
Total Responses | 36 | 100.00% | |
Did Not Respond | 13 | ||
29. Would you use a search by geologic source option? | |||
Response | Chart | Count | % |
No | 7 | 18.42% | |
Yes | 31 | 81.58% | |
Total Responses | 38 | 100.00% | |
Did Not Respond | 11 | ||
30. Would you use an interactive web-based mapping application? | |||
Response | Chart | Count | % |
No | 0 | 0.00% | |
Yes | 43 | 100.00% | |
Total Responses | 43 | 100.00% | |
Did Not Respond | 6 | ||
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