Questionnaire in regard to 2016 flooding to be mailed to random area addresses in near future

In the coming weeks, Luther College in Decorah, in partnership with the Upper Iowa Watershed Management Authority, will be releasing a short questionnaire about the 2016 flooding events in the local area. This survey will be sent to a random sample of 2,250 addresses within the Upper Iowa River Watershed, which includes portions of Howard, Winneshiek and Allamakee counties in Iowa.

Whether or not an individual or household was directly impacted by these flooding events, resident and business owner responses are important to the work being conducted by Luther College and the Upper Iowa Watershed Management Authority as they strive to understand the multiple ways flooding impacts communities. Ultimately, the hope is to evaluate how to make local communities more resilient to flooding.

Residents, business and property owners are urged to be sure they check their mailboxes for this survey over the next couple weeks. More information can be found at the Iowa Watershed Approach website at http://www.iowawatershedapproach.org/.