调查了俄勒冈州四个社区的居民对公共通知的反应。在两个因水问题发布了公共通知的城镇中，大多数居民都知道这些通知，并通过煮沸水、饮用瓶装水或两者兼而有之的方式予以回应。有短期水问题的城镇居民比有长期水问题的城镇居民更有可能烧开水。尽管有沸水通知，但这两个城镇的大多数受访者倾向于饮用瓶装水，而不是沸水。调查发现，这些城镇的居民以及两个控制社区的居民认为报纸是他们饮用水信息的主要来源。 然而，被认为最可靠的信息来源是来自城市供水公司的邮件，其次是县卫生部门和报纸。大多数受访者表示，他们愿意为饮用水改善支付费用，尤其是为了纠正化学和微生物污染。包括45个参考文献、表格和图表。

Residents of four Oregon communities were surveyed about their responses to publicnotification. In the two towns that had issued public notification in response to a water problem, most residents were aware of the notices and responded by boiling their water, drinking bottled water, or both. Residents in the town with a short-term water problem were more likely than residents in the town with a long-term problem to boil water. Most respondents in both towns favored drinking bottled water over boiling water, despite a boil-water notice. The survey found that residents of these towns as well as those in two control communities considered the newspaper the primary source of information about their drinking water. The sources of information regarded as most reliable, however, were mail from the city water utility, followed by the county health department and newspapers. Most respondents reported they were willing to pay for drinking water improvements, particularly to correct chemical and microbiological contamination. Includes 45 references, table, figures.