2023-04-10T19:58:03-04:00 2022-12-31 455076143 Jennifer J Phillips CPA PLLC 4911 N Camino Luz Tucson AZ 85718 990 2022-01-01 463726555 Lower San Pedro Watershed Alliance LOWE PO Box 544 Mammoth AZ 85618 Peter Else Chair 5204871903 2023-04-10 true Peter Else Jennifer J Phillips P01607578 5202477087 X 0 00 AAL2 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z 10128 false X lowersanpedro.org X 2013 AZ The mission of the Lower San Pedro Watershed Alliance is to unite conservation-minded individuals, groups and agencies to protect the threatened lower San Pedro River ecosystem and its supporting watershed. X 9 9 0 24 0 0 10730 1200 0 44954 8928 0 55684 10128 0 0 0 0 0 12223 31410 12223 31410 43461 -21282 698633 7868 0 698633 7868 X The mission of the Lower San Pedro Watershed Alliance is to unite conservation-minded individuals, groups and agencies to protect the threatened lower San Pedro River ecosystem and its supporting watershed. false true 14470 Conservation easement monitoring, managing, and reporting: Investment earnings generated by an endowment from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (the conservation easement holder) to conduct this contracted work. Our financial committee, consisting of two LSPWA directors, voluntarily continued to monitor and report on the status of the endowment account during 2022. The 3-Links field monitoring committee, consisting of four volunteer LSPWA directors, continued to review, edit, and approve all quarterly and annual reports prepared by our contracted field manager until that contract was terminated at the end of the fiscal year. Additionally, the field committee developed an extensive supplemental violation report in 2022 that was submitted to the easement holder. In total, our volunteer committee members invested approximately 800 volunteer hours to the past years activities in this program area. 10000 Legal/administrative process efforts: associated with advocacy for following conservation laws. LSPWA invested approximately 1400 hours of volunteer time responding to permit applications at the federal and state levels by a private corporation that desires to establish a new infrastructure corridor through 33 miles of previously undisturbed landscape in the most ecologically sensitive portion of the lower San Pedro Valley. We also wrapped up our involvement in another case, with the federal government admitting that they improperly issued a Clean Water Act permit to a private corporation desiring to build a 70,000-resident development on the River. The U.S. Department of Justice has agreed to reimburse legal expenses to LSPWA, five co-plaintiffs, and attorneys at Earthjustice. Three members of LSPWA (two directors and one member at large) served on the litigation review committee, and other LSPWA members contributed volunteer hours. 2450 Collaborative Conservation: LSPWA spent about 350 hours of LSPWA volunteer time to participate in quarterly meetings, working group meetings, field events, fence removal work, wildlife monitoring, invasive species control, and document preparation. This program area benefits our mission by developing collaborative relationships with other parties interested in conserving the natural resources of the lower San Pedro watershed, as we accomplish conservation goals related to public education, sustainable rural economic development, appropriate recreation, wildlife corridor connectivity, the coordination of various County resource plans, soil and water conservation, and the abatement of invasive vegetation species. Commenting on government proposals affecting the LSPW: LSPWA volunteers invested approximately 160 volunteer hours providing solicited written public comments to the Bureau of Land Management, the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, and the U.S. Air Force regarding four different action proposals. This program area supports our mission by contributing our expertise and conservation perspective to proposals and environmental reviews overseen by governmental agencies. 26920 true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true 4 0 true 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false true true false true true false false true true true true false false false false false X Peter Else 5204871903 PO Box 576 Mammoth AZ 85618 X Anna Lands Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Robert Evans Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Matt Clark Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Scott Wilbor Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Elna Otter Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Diane Laush Director 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 H Leslie Hall Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lon Brehmer Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Barbara Clark Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Peter Else Chair 32.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Suzanne Kelly Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 David Omick Vice-Chair 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Catherine Gorman Treasurer 7.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 false false false 1200 1200 8928 8928 10128 0 0 8928 X 10000 10000 1275 1275 16940 16920 20 1623 1623 1083 1083 489 489 31410 26920 4490 0 21373 7868 6624 670636 698633 7868 0 0 X 21373 7868 677260 698633 7868 698633 7868 X -21282 -58788 -610695 X false false false X 549374 6508 8470 10730 1200 576282 549374 6508 8470 10730 1200 576282 576282 14959 34131 26256 44954 8928 129228 705510 0.81680 0.82760 X 677260 -49860 627400 607636 81153 10630 899 677260 585801 38135 16300 607636 546779 54822 15800 585801 544836 2443 500 546779 false false Endowment funds intended uses (Part V, line 4) The organization has a Memorandum of Agreement with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to hold this endowment and use the investment earnings from it to monitor and report on the status ofconservation easement held by the Bureau. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the endowment balance was returned to the Bureau upon termination of the Agreement. Return of endowment 2022-10-24 610695 endowment balance as of 102422 840406948 US Bureau of Reclamation 17650 NE Sandy Blvd Portland OR 97230 governmental false false false false Members or stockholder classes and rights Part VI line 6 The organization has 202 volunteer members who vote to elect the board of directors. All board meetings are open to these volunteer members, except for executive sessions. Member election for additional members Part VI line 7a The organization has 202 volunteer members who vote to elect the board of directors. Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 The Form 990 was reviewed by the Treasurer and was submitted to all directors before filing with the IRS. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c All directors are required to read and acknowledge in writing that they agree to the terms of the organizations Conflict of Interest Policy at the beginning of each 2-year term as a director. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 Bylaws are available to the public on the organizations website. The Conflict of Interest Policy and financial statements are available upon request by any member of the public. Cessation of or significant change to any program service Part III line 3 LSPWA negotiated a Memorandum of Agreement with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation on August 27, 2018 to maintain a federal endowment for the purpose of conducting easement monitoring work. This past year, due to Reclamations refusal to comply with their enforcement responsibilities associated with that Agreement, LSPWA decided to terminate the Agreement. Because of Reclamations refusal to enforce the terms of their conservation easement when a landowner violated those terms, the project associated with this program area no longer benefits our mission. We terminated our Agreement with Reclamation on September 30, 2022 and returned the endowment balance of $610,695 to Reclamation on October 24, 2022. Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances Part XI line 9 During the year ended December 31, 2022, the endowment balance in the amount of $610,695 was returned to Reclamation upon termination of the Agreement. List of other fees for services expenses Part IX line 11g Contract work associated with monitoring a conservation easement held by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.