Philpott Dam Water Flow Survey

The Dan River Basin Association (DRBA) is a nonprofit organization that preserves and promotes the cultural and natural assets of the Dan River Basin, which includes the Smith River.

We know that clean and healthy waterways are essential for quality of life and the health of its citizens. But the Smith River also contributes to a healthy, local economy through the development of recreational assets to their full potential. We consult, partner and collaborate with several state, federal and local authorities and a variety of other partners and stakeholders to ensure our waterways stay healthy for future generations.

In addition, we also know that understanding the needs of the public are critical to resource management. We believe that all input is valuable.

This survey will give you an opportunity to provide input and feedback that will be shared with local, state and decision-making stakeholders. We hope you will take a few minutes of your time to complete this survey and help offer your opinion related to decisions concerning the use of the waters of Philpott Lake and the Smith River.

Thank you!

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* 1. What activity do you enjoy on the Smith River and how often? Choose as many as apply.

	Every day	Few times every week	Few times every month	Few times every year
Fishing	Fishing Every day	Fishing Few times every week	Fishing Few times every month	Fishing Few times every year
Boating	Boating Every day	Boating Few times every week	Boating Few times every month	Boating Few times every year
Swimming	Swimming Every day	Swimming Few times every week	Swimming Few times every month	Swimming Few times every year
Photography	Photography Every day	Photography Few times every week	Photography Few times every month	Photography Few times every year
Bird-Watching/Nature-Watching	Bird-Watching/Nature-Watching Every day	Bird-Watching/Nature-Watching Few times every week	Bird-Watching/Nature-Watching Few times every month	Bird-Watching/Nature-Watching Few times every year
Hiking along the banks	Hiking along the banks Every day	Hiking along the banks Few times every week	Hiking along the banks Few times every month	Hiking along the banks Few times every year
Research/Water Quality	Research/Water Quality Every day	Research/Water Quality Few times every week	Research/Water Quality Few times every month	Research/Water Quality Few times every year

Other (please specify)

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* 2. In your opinion, what is the overall environmental health of the Smith River? .

	Healthy	Somewhat healthy, need more protection in areas	Not healthy, impaired in some areas	Not healthy, mostly impaired
Wildlife	Wildlife Healthy	Wildlife Somewhat healthy, need more protection in areas	Wildlife Not healthy, impaired in some areas	Wildlife Not healthy, mostly impaired
Fish	Fish Healthy	Fish Somewhat healthy, need more protection in areas	Fish Not healthy, impaired in some areas	Fish Not healthy, mostly impaired
Vegetation	Vegetation Healthy	Vegetation Somewhat healthy, need more protection in areas	Vegetation Not healthy, impaired in some areas	Vegetation Not healthy, mostly impaired
Water Quality	Water Quality Healthy	Water Quality Somewhat healthy, need more protection in areas	Water Quality Not healthy, impaired in some areas	Water Quality Not healthy, mostly impaired

Other (please specify)

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* 3. How would you rate the Smith River related to negative impacts ?

	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent
Litter	Litter Poor	Litter Fair	Litter Good	Litter Excellent
Erosion	Erosion Poor	Erosion Fair	Erosion Good	Erosion Excellent
Polluted water	Polluted water Poor	Polluted water Fair	Polluted water Good	Polluted water Excellent
Streamside buffers (trees/vegetation along the banks of the river)	Streamside buffers (trees/vegetation along the banks of the river) Poor	Streamside buffers (trees/vegetation along the banks of the river) Fair	Streamside buffers (trees/vegetation along the banks of the river) Good	Streamside buffers (trees/vegetation along the banks of the river) Excellent
Livestock in the river	Livestock in the river Poor	Livestock in the river Fair	Livestock in the river Good	Livestock in the river Excellent
Noise	Noise Poor	Noise Fair	Noise Good	Noise Excellent

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Please rate the purpose of Philpott Dam in your opinion. 1= Most Important, 4= Least Important

	1	2	3	4
Power generation	Power generation 1	Power generation 2	Power generation 3	Power generation 4
Flood control	Flood control 1	Flood control 2	Flood control 3	Flood control 4
Provide for recreation	Provide for recreation 1	Provide for recreation 2	Provide for recreation 3	Provide for recreation 4
Provide drinking water	Provide drinking water 1	Provide drinking water 2	Provide drinking water 3	Provide drinking water 4

Other (please specify)

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* 5. What is your preference for weekend generation of water? Amount and day

	NO GENERATION	1 hour of generation	2 hours of generation	3 hours of generation	4 hours of generation	more than 4 hours of generation
Generation only on Saturday.	Generation only on Saturday. NO GENERATION	Generation only on Saturday. 1 hour of generation	Generation only on Saturday. 2 hours of generation	Generation only on Saturday. 3 hours of generation	Generation only on Saturday. 4 hours of generation	Generation only on Saturday. more than 4 hours of generation
Generation only on Sunday.	Generation only on Sunday. NO GENERATION	Generation only on Sunday. 1 hour of generation	Generation only on Sunday. 2 hours of generation	Generation only on Sunday. 3 hours of generation	Generation only on Sunday. 4 hours of generation	Generation only on Sunday. more than 4 hours of generation
Generation both on Saturday and Sunday.	Generation both on Saturday and Sunday. NO GENERATION	Generation both on Saturday and Sunday. 1 hour of generation	Generation both on Saturday and Sunday. 2 hours of generation	Generation both on Saturday and Sunday. 3 hours of generation	Generation both on Saturday and Sunday. 4 hours of generation	Generation both on Saturday and Sunday. more than 4 hours of generation

If you answered NO GENERATION on any days, please specify why

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* 6. Do you participate in any river related events throughout the year?

	Yes	No
River clean-ups	River clean-ups Yes	River clean-ups No
Trail clean-ups	Trail clean-ups Yes	Trail clean-ups No
Smith Riverfest	Smith Riverfest Yes	Smith Riverfest No
Group outings	Group outings Yes	Group outings No

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Do you have anything else to add that is important to you related to water generation at Philpott Dam?

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* 8. What town are you from?
Please include contact information (optional) if would like to receive more information about this project.

Town/City: *

State: *

Name:

Email:

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* 1. What activity do you enjoy on the Smith River and how often? Choose as many as apply.

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* 2. In your opinion, what is the overall environmental health of the Smith River? .

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* 3. How would you rate the Smith River related to negative impacts ?

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* 4. Please rate the purpose of Philpott Dam in your opinion. 1= Most Important, 4= Least Important

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* 5. What is your preference for weekend generation of water? Amount and day

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* 6. Do you participate in any river related events throughout the year?

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* 7. Do you have anything else to add that is important to you related to water generation at Philpott Dam?

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* 8. What town are you from? Please include contact information (optional) if would like to receive more information about this project.

* 8. What town are you from?
Please include contact information (optional) if would like to receive more information about this project.