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of the waterways. • I'm not sure, but I have learned that the water in the amazon is.terribly polluted and even those who test the quality have contracted hepatitis. • Land value for other purposes. The City has lots of land adjacent to Amazon that is not being used and could be used to reshape the canal to a more natural, braided state with better vegetation. • Some of the areas in the city are too channelize. Please need more education in their role pollution the water. • Control of Amazon Creek by the Army Corps of Engineers. • The concrete channel is aesthetically unpleasing. Concern about flooding. Low summer flows, algae and odors. Poor water quality associated with street runoff. • Under appreciation of the value of these resources, not enough regular clean-up efforts, lack of fund for restoring the Amazon to it's original native banks. • People are uninformed, not interested, not willing to admit the huge role they play in overall EQ through their own daily actions. We are not separate from the natural world but we choose to live like we are. • Funding and, coordination of efforts • Street drainage dumps directly into streams and rivers • Money • Apathy from some community members. and some businesses along the waterways. • Home and business use of pesticide chemicals and other toxics which end up in our waterways are significant concern. There are not measures in place to insure that these waterways are protected from pesticide chemicals and other toxics used by individuals and businesses nearby. • A community understanding of the importance of the waterway health. • I would guess Money. • Lack of support form taxpayers, lack of concern from the masses • Funding • Lack of money to do major restoration projects lack of will to let natural processes occur (e.g. floods). Historic channelization and current fear of flooding if it is put back to a more natural state. 8. To be effective, some measures to improve the health of these waterways might have to be made into law and enforced by government. Generally, how would you feel about this? Q I would be strongly opposed. ~ I would be somewhat opposed. I would be somewhat in favor. I would be strongly in favor. 9. If you wanted more specific information on waterways, where would you be most likely to gef it: from newspapers, from magazines, radio,'television, the Internet, newsletters, from other people, or from some other sourceT Newspapers ~ The Internet 7 Magazines 16 Other people y, Radio T~ Newsletters 7 Television ~ Other: Stream Team; Neighborhood Association; Long Tom Watershed Council; visiting waterways; technical journals; regulatory agency reports; town hall meetings; workshop/classes; posted information at waterway; library; environmental organizations; city government; neighborhood boards; flyers; Friends of Eugene; Southeast Neighbors; city planners; NWS Coe; watershed councils. 10. Please complete this section if you would like to continue receiving information about the Metro Waterways Study and future opportunities to be involved: Names were added to the Metro Waterways interested parties list 20 Metro Waterways Study -Citizen Involvement Summary Report -March 2005