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Transactional Survey Report: January - June 2026
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DPU's Transactional Survey report covers the first half of calendar 2026. Conducted by Great Blue Research, the survey investigates: 1) reasons for contacting DPU; 2) methods of interaction with DPU; 3) the number of times customers must contact DPU to resolve their issue; 4) how DPU's staff is rated by customers; and 5) demographic profiles of those responding to the survey. It has a 95% confidence level and with 111 people responding, it has a margin of error of +/- 9.19%.
As is typical with this survey, the vast majority of respondents were residential customers. Only six were commercial customers, making commercial responses meaningless as a stand-alone category. Nearly half the customers who responded have been DPU customers for at least 20 years, with 57% residing on the Hill and 32% residing in White Rock.
This report compares the previous two 6-month periods of 2025 as well as the second 6-month period of 2024. More than 78% of the respondents rated interactions with Customer Care staff and the remaining interactions were between interactions in the field (14%) and interactions with other DPU employees (8%). During this survey period, the Customer Care interactions over the phone increased to 65%, from 55%. Visits to the Customer Care Center dropped to 16%, from 29%, and email interactions have declined as well.
Customers are invited to complete this survey through a number of methods, including invitation links in email signatures, and signs at the Customer Care Center (CCC). However, the greatest number of responses come from text messages sent to individuals who have reached out to the CCC by phone.
Payment arrangement remains the leading response as to why customers are reaching out to DPU. More customers reached out to DPU regarding a water service problem in this first half of 2026 than in the second half of 2025; however, this trend is reflected in the first half of 2025 ...
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