2024-2025 Annual ACWA Membership Survey

Membership Survey

Good afternoon all,

This is the Annual ACWA Member Survey which helps us evaluate current services and member satisfaction and assists leadership with planning for the future. This survey is 16 questions long and should take no more than 12 minutes to complete. This survey is being sent to all state, interstate, and territorial staff that participate in ACWA activities. Please respond by no later than Friday, December 20, 2024. Thank you in advance for your assistance! We greatly appreciate your feedback!

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* 1. Please indicate which state/interstate/territory do you represent?

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* 2. Which type of Membership class do you represent? Please pick one.

The official state/interstate/territorial water pollution agency representative for ACWA (one per Agency).

Staff person from a state/interstate/territory that participates on one or more of ACWA's Committees, Workgroups, or Task Forces (unlimited per agency).

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* 3. How would you qualify (usefulness) the following ACWA member services?

	Unaware of Product/Service	Never Used	Not Useful	Somewhat Useful	Useful	Very Useful
ACWA Annual Report	ACWA Annual Report Unaware of Product/Service	ACWA Annual Report Never Used	ACWA Annual Report Not Useful	ACWA Annual Report Somewhat Useful	ACWA Annual Report Useful	ACWA Annual Report Very Useful
ACWA Weekly Wrap	ACWA Weekly Wrap Unaware of Product/Service	ACWA Weekly Wrap Never Used	ACWA Weekly Wrap Not Useful	ACWA Weekly Wrap Somewhat Useful	ACWA Weekly Wrap Useful	ACWA Weekly Wrap Very Useful
ACWA Membership Email Updates	ACWA Membership Email Updates Unaware of Product/Service	ACWA Membership Email Updates Never Used	ACWA Membership Email Updates Not Useful	ACWA Membership Email Updates Somewhat Useful	ACWA Membership Email Updates Useful	ACWA Membership Email Updates Very Useful
ACWA Website	ACWA Website Unaware of Product/Service	ACWA Website Never Used	ACWA Website Not Useful	ACWA Website Somewhat Useful	ACWA Website Useful	ACWA Website Very Useful
ACWA Member365 (Generally)	ACWA Member365 (Generally) Unaware of Product/Service	ACWA Member365 (Generally) Never Used	ACWA Member365 (Generally) Not Useful	ACWA Member365 (Generally) Somewhat Useful	ACWA Member365 (Generally) Useful	ACWA Member365 (Generally) Very Useful
ACWA Experts Directory	ACWA Experts Directory Unaware of Product/Service	ACWA Experts Directory Never Used	ACWA Experts Directory Not Useful	ACWA Experts Directory Somewhat Useful	ACWA Experts Directory Useful	ACWA Experts Directory Very Useful
ACWA Leadership Education and Development System (LEADS)	ACWA Leadership Education and Development System (LEADS) Unaware of Product/Service	ACWA Leadership Education and Development System (LEADS) Never Used	ACWA Leadership Education and Development System (LEADS) Not Useful	ACWA Leadership Education and Development System (LEADS) Somewhat Useful	ACWA Leadership Education and Development System (LEADS) Useful	ACWA Leadership Education and Development System (LEADS) Very Useful
ACWA Topic Specific Meetings, Workshops, Trainings	ACWA Topic Specific Meetings, Workshops, Trainings Unaware of Product/Service	ACWA Topic Specific Meetings, Workshops, Trainings Never Used	ACWA Topic Specific Meetings, Workshops, Trainings Not Useful	ACWA Topic Specific Meetings, Workshops, Trainings Somewhat Useful	ACWA Topic Specific Meetings, Workshops, Trainings Useful	ACWA Topic Specific Meetings, Workshops, Trainings Very Useful
ACWA Committee Conference Calls & Webinars	ACWA Committee Conference Calls & Webinars Unaware of Product/Service	ACWA Committee Conference Calls & Webinars Never Used	ACWA Committee Conference Calls & Webinars Not Useful	ACWA Committee Conference Calls & Webinars Somewhat Useful	ACWA Committee Conference Calls & Webinars Useful	ACWA Committee Conference Calls & Webinars Very Useful
EPA Budget Chart created by ACWA	EPA Budget Chart created by ACWA Unaware of Product/Service	EPA Budget Chart created by ACWA Never Used	EPA Budget Chart created by ACWA Not Useful	EPA Budget Chart created by ACWA Somewhat Useful	EPA Budget Chart created by ACWA Useful	EPA Budget Chart created by ACWA Very Useful
EPA Rules Chart created by ACWA	EPA Rules Chart created by ACWA Unaware of Product/Service	EPA Rules Chart created by ACWA Never Used	EPA Rules Chart created by ACWA Not Useful	EPA Rules Chart created by ACWA Somewhat Useful	EPA Rules Chart created by ACWA Useful	EPA Rules Chart created by ACWA Very Useful
ACWA Letters to Congress	ACWA Letters to Congress Unaware of Product/Service	ACWA Letters to Congress Never Used	ACWA Letters to Congress Not Useful	ACWA Letters to Congress Somewhat Useful	ACWA Letters to Congress Useful	ACWA Letters to Congress Very Useful
ACWA Letters to EPA	ACWA Letters to EPA Unaware of Product/Service	ACWA Letters to EPA Never Used	ACWA Letters to EPA Not Useful	ACWA Letters to EPA Somewhat Useful	ACWA Letters to EPA Useful	ACWA Letters to EPA Very Useful

Are there other services your state would benefit from? (e.g. legislation tracking, workgroup discussion forums, committee directory, permit writers clearinghouse, etc.)

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* 4. Please list up to three ACWA service areas from Question #3 (or others not listed) that you think ACWA should further invest resources. Be as specific as you can.

Area 1

Area 2

Area 3

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* 5. Do you believe ACWA has the right mix of Committees, Workgroups, and Task Forces based on ACWA's priorities and the challenges states face implementing their water quality programs? A link to the Committee list can be found here: https://www.acwa-us.org/members/committees/

Yes

If you have any suggestions for modifications and/or additions, please explain here.

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* 6. Do you believe ACWA has done a good job leveraging communication-based technology to support the ACWA membership (e.g. Email, MS Teams, SurveyMonkey, Member365, etc.)?

Yes

Are there communication-based technology related solutions you would like to see ACWA investigate?

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* 7. Please list any (other) communication channels you think ACWA should use and/or improve upon.

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* 8. Are you aware that ACWA monitors and sometimes applies for cooperative agreements/grants with EPA (and sometimes other federal agencies) to support association priorities?

Yes

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* 9. Are you aware that ACWA regularly provides travel support to programmatic meetings for states/interstates/territories in need vis-a-vis cooperative agreement/grant funding?

Yes

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* 10. What are the top three CWA programmatic issues you are dealing with in your state?

Issue 1

Issue 2

Issue 3

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* 11. In what ways do you think ACWA could further help with these programmatic issues?

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* 12. Do you have any suggestions for how ACWA could foster more state/interstate/territorial staff engagement on issues?

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* 13. Are there strategic partnerships with other organization(s) you would like to see ACWA invest in further?

Yes

If so, please provide the name of the organization(s) and the reason(s) why?

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* 14. Would you be interested in getting more information about ACWA's leadership opportunities?

Yes

If yes - please add your email address here.

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* 15. How would you describe the value of the organization? Why do you participate? (Please note, we may use your quote in the ACWA Annual Report or other publication.)

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* 1. Please indicate which state/interstate/territory do you represent?

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* 2. Which type of Membership class do you represent? Please pick one.

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* 3. How would you qualify (usefulness) the following ACWA member services?

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* 4. Please list up to three ACWA service areas from Question #3 (or others not listed) that you think ACWA should further invest resources. Be as specific as you can.

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* 5. Do you believe ACWA has the right mix of Committees, Workgroups, and Task Forces based on ACWA's priorities and the challenges states face implementing their water quality programs? A link to the Committee list can be found here: https://www.acwa-us.org/members/committees/

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* 6. Do you believe ACWA has done a good job leveraging communication-based technology to support the ACWA membership (e.g. Email, MS Teams, SurveyMonkey, Member365, etc.)?

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* 7. Please list any (other) communication channels you think ACWA should use and/or improve upon.

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* 8. Are you aware that ACWA monitors and sometimes applies for cooperative agreements/grants with EPA (and sometimes other federal agencies) to support association priorities?

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* 9. Are you aware that ACWA regularly provides travel support to programmatic meetings for states/interstates/territories in need vis-a-vis cooperative agreement/grant funding?

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* 10. What are the top three CWA programmatic issues you are dealing with in your state?

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* 11. In what ways do you think ACWA could further help with these programmatic issues?

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* 12. Do you have any suggestions for how ACWA could foster more state/interstate/territorial staff engagement on issues?

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* 13. Are there strategic partnerships with other organization(s) you would like to see ACWA invest in further?

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* 14. Would you be interested in getting more information about ACWA's leadership opportunities?

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* 15. How would you describe the value of the organization? Why do you participate? (Please note, we may use your quote in the ACWA Annual Report or other publication.)

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* 16. Are there any other operational/member services opportunities you would like to raise as part of this survey effort?