SLURRP Survey


Please complete the following survey by answering the multiple-choice questions. This is an anonymous survey and we want you to be as honest as possible.

Part 1:
1. Have you ever littered? Yes No

   If yes, why did you litter?
   It was convenient.
   I didn't think it was bad.
   I didn't care.
   It was an accident.

2. Do you ever think about what happens to the
litter on the ground? Yes No

3. How do you feel when you see trash on the streets of your neighborhood?
   It makes me sad.
   It makes me angry.
   I don't notice the trash.
   I don't care.

4. Do you ever pick up trash from the streets
of your neighborhood? Yes No

   If not, why don't you pick up trash off the streets?
   I didn't put it there.
   Someone else will pick it up.
   I don't notice the trash.
   I don't care.

5. Have you ever made a special effort not to
litter? Yes No

   If yes, why do you try not to litter?
   Litter is ugly.
   Someone else has to pick it up.
   Litter hurts animals & people.
   Littering is illegal.

6. Do you recycle at home or at school? Yes No

   If not, why don't you recycle?
   No recycling system in place.
   It's easier to throw everything in the trash.
   Recycling doesn't make any difference.
   It's difficult to separate recycling from trash.

7. If you saw someone else littering, you would:
   Tell him/her to stop.
   Pick up the litter yourself.
   Tell someone (like a teacher or a parent.
   Do nothing.

Part 2:

1. What happens to rain water after it flows off the streets and into storm drains?
   It travels through pipes to a reservoir, where it is stored for irrigation purposes.
   It travels through pipes to the nearest waste water treatment plant.
   It flows through pipes to the nearest stream, which eventually leads to the Chesapeake Bay.
   I don't know.

2. What is a watershed?
   The network of sewer pipes leading to the sewage treatment plant.
   The whole region of land that contributes to the water supply of a body of water.
   A place where water is stored until it is needed during periods of drought.
   I don't know.

3. What is an estuary?
   A body of water where fresh water and salt water meet and mix.
   A body of water that has become polluted due to human actions.
   A body of water that has a wandering, S-shaped path.
   I don't know.

4. The Chesapeake Bay:
   is the largest estuary in the United States. True False
   is the largest estuary in the North America. True False

5. How does the trash polluting Baltimore Harbor end up in the water?
   People throw their trash into the water because there is already a net in the water to capture trash carried by the wind.
   Trash on the street is washed into the storm drains and eventually into the harbor.
   There is no trash in Baltimore Harbor.
   I don't know.

6. Which of the following actions do you think most directly helps protect the Chesapeake Bay from pollution?
   Writing a letter to a local politician about conservation issues?
   Waiting for a rainstorm to change your oil so that any spills get washed away quickly.
   Picking up trash in your neighborhood and stenciling storm drains with "no dumping" signs.
   I don't know.

7. Which of the following projects would reduce the amount of runoff from your schoolyard into the Chesapeake Bay?
   Creating more impervious surfaces, such as basketball courts and parking lots.
   Removing impervious surfaces and replacing the same area with grasses and plants.
   Removing all of the storm drains.
   I don't know.