To ensure equity in water management and planning, a diversity of community members must be represented in the management and planning process. To assess the level to which native peoples and acequias are represented, UMCES conducted a survey of Rio Grande Basin residents, asking participants how strongly they agreed or disagreed with various statements. Statements used to assess this indicator were: 1) There is adequate representation of indigenous communities and tribal nations in water management and planning. 2) There is adequate participation of indigenous communities and tribal nations in water management and planning.
How is it scored?
Survey responses were scored based on how much responders agreed with each statement, so that "Strongly agree" responses scored 100%, "Agree" 75%, "Neutral" 50%, "Disagree" 25%, and "Strongly disagree" 0%.