Survey Results
The Industrial Safety Ordinance survey received a total of 178 responses.
1. How long have you lived in Benicia?
68%: More than 10 years
14.6%: 1-5 years
13.5%: 6-10 years
2.8%: I am not a resident of Benicia
1.1%: Less than a year
2. Are you a parent of a minor who currently resides in Benicia?
77%: No
23%: Yes
3. How would you describe air quality in Benicia?
48.9%: Fair
38.8%: Good
11.2%: Poor
1.1%: Very Poor
4. How often do you smell odors or see air pollution that you associate with industrial facilities?
46.1%: Sometimes
29.8%: Rarely
14.6%: Often
9.6%: Never
5. How often do you check air quality (i.e. PurpleAir, an app with air quality, the Benicia Community Air Monitoring website, or Valero’s air monitoring website)?
33.1%: Sometimes
21.3%: Only during an active incident
16.3%: Often
12.9%: Very often
6. How often have you made decisions about your or your family’s daily life based on local air quality measurements?
38.8%: Sometimes
28.7%: Rarely
16.9%: Often
15.7%: Never
7. How would you rate the overall impact of industrial facilities on public health in Benicia?
32%: Somewhat impactful
28.7%: Very impactful
23%: Impactful
16.3%: Not Impactful
8. How familiar are you with industrial safety regulations? (choose multiple)
46.3% (88 choices): I have no experience with industrial safety regulations.
31.1% (59 choices): I have been impacted by the outcomes of industrial safety regulations.
15.3% (29 choices): I am a member of an active community group related to this issue.
7.4% (14 choices): I consider myself an expert on industrial safety regulations.
9. Do you feel that industrial facilities in Benicia need more oversight such as an industrial safety ordinance (ISO)?
44.4%: Yes, significantly more oversight
24.7%: Yes, more oversight
20.8%: No
10.1%: Not sure
10. Select the priority areas that you think should be focused on in the Benicia ISO. (choose multiple)
29% (151 choices): Transparency
27.5% (143 choices): Monitoring
22.7% (118 choices): Enforcement
20.8% (108 choices): Fees & Fines
11. How often should the ISO be updated?
42.1%: More frequently than every 5 years
41%: Every 5 years
10.1%: Every 10 years
6.7%: Every 20 years
12. Are you aware of the Benicia Refinery Community Advisory Panel (CAP) and its function?
52.2%: Yes
33.7%: No
14%: Unsure
13. How confident are you that CAP is accomplishing its mission to “provide an ongoing means of communications between the community and Valero on matters of mutual concern and interest that relate to refinery operations and their impact on the community, and to provide an advisory role to Valero on those matters?”
35.4%: Not confident
32%: I am not familiar with CAP
17.4%: Somewhat confident
9.6%: Confident
5.6%: Very confident
14. Can the current CAP structure accomplish independent oversight of industrial facilities?
36.5%: I am not familiar with CAP
29.2%: No
20.8%: Yes, but it would require adjustments
13.5%: Yes