Citizen Opinions about the Delaware Estuary: Results of a Public Opinion Survey

摘要

In 1987, Congress amended the Clean Water Act with the Water Quality Act, which formally established the National Estuary Program. The purpose of the program is to identify nationally significant estuaries, protect and improve their water quality, and enhance their living resources. The Delaware Estuary Program has a broad public participation mandate as one of its key goals. The key objectives of the survey were to collect information from individuals that identified their uses of the estuary, their understanding of the estuary's resources and its importance, their sense of awareness about environmental problems, and their opinions on management issues.