2023-08-18T17:43:46-04:00 2022-12-31 203746583 TAYLOR ROTH AND COMPANY 800 GRANT ST STE 205 DENVER CO 802032944 990 2022-01-01 204448864 EAGLE RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL EAGL 9708275406 PO BOX 1477 GYPSUM CO 81637 JAMES DILZELL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 9708275406 2023-08-16 true JAMES DILZELL 999009999 false DIANE GRANGER P01388919 3038308109 2023-08-17 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z JAMES DILZELL PO BOX 1477 GYPSUM CO 81637 729783 false X WWW.ERWC.ORG X CO EAGLE RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL ADVOCATES FOR THE HEALTH OF THE UPPER COLORADO AND EAGLE RIVER BASINS THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND PROJECTS. 9 9 7 1224 0 693108 719279 0 87 401 -3 5012 693192 724692 0 0 286714 282110 0 73056 356243 515398 642957 797508 50235 -72816 681006 583482 139297 115348 541709 468134 X EAGLE RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL ADVOCATES FOR THE HEALTH OF THE UPPER COLORADO AND EAGLE RIVER BASINS THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND PROJECTS. THE WATERSHED COUNCIL STRIVES TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE HIGH-QUALITY NATURAL, SCENIC AND ECONOMIC VALUES THAT OUR RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES PROVIDE TO THE CITIZENS, VISITORS AND WILDLIFE OF THE EAGLE RIVER AND COLORADO RIVER WATERSHEDS LOCATED IN EAGLE COUNTY. false false 190002 PROJECTS: RESTORATION OF OUR WATERSHED IS HOW OUR ORGANIZATION WAS ESTABLISHED, IN THE WAKE OF THE EAGLE MINE SPILL IN THE LATE 1980S. NOW, WE WORK WITH OUR LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL PARTNERS TO RESTORE CRITICAL AREAS WITHIN OUR WATERSHED IN LINE WITH OUR PRIORITIES. PROJECTS MAY INCLUDE FLOODPLAIN RECONNECTION, RIPARIAN AREA PLANTING AND STABILIZATION, AND IN- STREAM HABITAT RESTORATION. 133959 EAGLE RIVER COMMUNITY WATER PLAN: THIS IS AN EAGLE RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL-LED EFFORT TO CREATE A PATH FORWARD IN ORDER TO PROTECT OUR WATERSHED AGAINST UNDESIRABLE FUTURE CONDITIONS. MANY OTHER PLANNING EFFORTS HAVE FOCUSED ON A SNAPSHOT IN TIME AND WATER QUALITY; HOWEVER, THIS PLAN HAS A LARGE FOCUS ON WATER QUANTITY AND HOW IT WILL BE IMPACTED BY POPULATION GROWTH, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND POTENTIAL WATER RIGHTS DEVELOPMENT. FROM THIS, OUR COMMUNITY WILL HAVE A PATH FORWARD TO IMPLEMENT PROJECTS, PROGRAMS AND POLICIES THAT UPHOLD OUR COMMUNITY VALUES AND PROTECT OUR RIVERS. 111692 EDUCATION: IT'S BEEN SAID THAT PEOPLE CONSERVE WHAT THEY LOVE; THEY LOVE WHAT THEY UNDERSTAND; THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY LEARN. THIS PERSPECTIVE INFORMS US AND HAS HELPED US IMPLEMENT A VIBRANT EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT CONNECTS OUR COMMUNITY TO THE RIVERS, CREATING LIFELONG RIVER LOVERS AND ADVOCATES. THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE THE EAGLE RIVER WATER FESTIVAL THAT BRINGS TOGETHER MORE THAN 450 5TH GRADERS, AND OUR WATERSHED IMMERSIONS THAT PROVIDE HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES, WE ARE ABLE TO SHOWCASE OUR WATERSHED AND INSPIRE ACTION TO PROTECT IT. 187143 WATER QUALITY MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAM: THIS IS A COORDINATED EFFORT LED BY THE WATERSHED COUNCIL TO COLLECT, ANALYZE AND REPORT ON WATER QUALITY DATA AT 75 SITES ON THE EAGLE RIVER WITH 12 OTHER ENTITIES WITHIN THE EAGLE VALLEY. THROUGH THIS EFFORT, WE ARE ABLE TO MAKE GUIDED DECISIONS ON RESTORATION EFFORTS, EDUCATION FOCUSES AND PROVIDE CONTEXT TO COMMUNITY DECISION-MAKERS REGARDING WATER QUALITY WITHIN THE WATERSHED. 2022 EXPENSE 111,331 EAGLE RIVER FUND: AS OUR COMMUNITY COMPLETES THE EAGLE RIVER COMMUNITY WATER PLAN, THERE WILL BE A STRONG LIST OF PROJECTS, POLICIES, AND PROGRAMS THAT WILL NEED TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN ORDER TO MITIGATE UNDESIRABLE FUTURE CONDITIONS. TO HELP ACHIEVE THAT, THE WATERSHED COUNCIL IS WORKING TO ESTABLISH AN ENDOWMENT FUND - THE EAGLE RIVER FUND - THAT WOULD HELP TO LEVERAGE STATE AND FEDERAL DOLLARS AND ENABLE MORE LOCAL WORK WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION AND BEYOND. 2022 EXPENSE 47,825 CLEANUPS: THE COMMUNITY PRIDE HIGHWAY CLEANUP AND EAGLE RIVER CLEANUP ARE TWO LONGSTANDING, COMMUNITY-WIDE EVENTS THAT MOBILIZE HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS AND REMOVE LITERAL TONS OF TRASH FROM OUR WATERSHED. THIS HELPS TO PROTECT THE NATURAL RESOURCE THAT OUR RIVERS AND STREAMS PROVIDE AS A DRINKING WATER SOURCE, RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES, AND HABITAT FOR NUMEROUS FLORA AND FAUNA, WHILE ALSO PROVIDING BEAUTIFICATION TO OUR WATERSHED FOR PASSERSBY, VISITORS, AND LOCALS ALIKE. 2022 EXPENSE 27,987 187143 622796 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true true false 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 true 6 0 true 7 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false true true false false X X JAMES DILZELL 9708275406 PO BOX 1477 GYPSUM CO 81637 JAMES DILZELL EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 81674 0 0 TOM ALLENDER PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 TOM BOYD VICE PRESIDE 5.00 X X 0 0 0 TANIA LANDAUER TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 KRISTIN YANTIS SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 CLAUDIA BRYAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATE BURCHENAL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRITZ GANZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRET HOOPER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LIZZY OWENS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSH STEPANAK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER WADDEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WOODY WOODRUFF DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 81674 false false false 7870 479659 231750 719279 401 401 10103 7870 5091 5012 5012 724692 5413 X 88905 61787 16982 10136 160316 111398 30654 18264 9886 6870 1889 1127 6200 4310 1184 706 16803 11676 3213 1914 26116 26116 253236 222306 30930 24025 16695 4592 2738 37609 34910 1691 1008 6038 4196 1154 688 16200 11258 3096 1846 4911 3413 938 560 4930 3426 942 562 895 622 171 102 3892 3892 CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS 95860 95860 LAB FEES 17870 17870 STRATEGIC PLAN 12392 8611 2369 1412 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 4474 3109 855 510 6950 4479 1918 553 797508 622796 101656 73056 59587 93333 420710 328760 141405 104874 4755 3239 6836 2683 4001 4153 50548 49123 681006 583482 139297 82969 32379 139297 115348 X 337360 355944 204349 112190 541709 468134 681006 583482 -72816 -759 X false true X true false X 673062 666320 611965 693108 719279 3363734 673062 666320 611965 693108 719279 3363734 27255 3336479 1239 2921 850 87 401 5498 3369232 154 0.99030 0.99830 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 6836 2683 4153 4153 RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 32379 INVESTMENT IN LAND AND RIVERS FUND 15394 DEPOSITS 1350 49123 OPERATING LEASE OBLIGATION 32379 32379 723933 -759 -759 724692 724692 797508 797508 797508 FILM FESTIVAL 11195 7870 3325 3855 BAND BY THE RIV 6778 6778 1236 17973 7870 10103 5091 5091 5012 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION EAGLE RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL ADVOCATES FOR THE HEALTH OF THE UPPER COLORADO AND EAGLE RIVER BASINS THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND PROJECTS. THE WATERSHED COUNCIL STRIVES TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE HIGH-QUALITY NATURAL, SCENIC AND ECONOMIC VALUES THAT OUR RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES PROVIDE TO THE CITIZENS, VISITORS AND WILDLIFE OF THE EAGLE RIVER AND COLORADO RIVER WATERSHEDS LOCATED IN EAGLE COUNTY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D WATER QUALITY MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAM: THIS IS A COORDINATED EFFORT LED BY THE WATERSHED COUNCIL TO COLLECT, ANALYZE AND REPORT ON WATER QUALITY DATA AT 75 SITES ON THE EAGLE RIVER WITH 12 OTHER ENTITIES WITHIN THE EAGLE VALLEY. THROUGH THIS EFFORT, WE ARE ABLE TO MAKE GUIDED DECISIONS ON RESTORATION EFFORTS, EDUCATION FOCUSES AND PROVIDE CONTEXT TO COMMUNITY DECISION-MAKERS REGARDING WATER QUALITY WITHIN THE WATERSHED. 2022 EXPENSE 111,331 EAGLE RIVER FUND: AS OUR COMMUNITY COMPLETES THE EAGLE RIVER COMMUNITY WATER PLAN, THERE WILL BE A STRONG LIST OF PROJECTS, POLICIES, AND PROGRAMS THAT WILL NEED TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN ORDER TO MITIGATE UNDESIRABLE FUTURE CONDITIONS. TO HELP ACHIEVE THAT, THE WATERSHED COUNCIL IS WORKING TO ESTABLISH AN ENDOWMENT FUND - THE EAGLE RIVER FUND - THAT WOULD HELP TO LEVERAGE STATE AND FEDERAL DOLLARS AND ENABLE MORE LOCAL WORK WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION AND BEYOND. 2022 EXPENSE 47,825 CLEANUPS: THE COMMUNITY PRIDE HIGHWAY CLEANUP AND EAGLE RIVER CLEANUP ARE TWO LONGSTANDING, COMMUNITY-WIDE EVENTS THAT MOBILIZE HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS AND REMOVE LITERAL TONS OF TRASH FROM OUR WATERSHED. THIS HELPS TO PROTECT THE NATURAL RESOURCE THAT OUR RIVERS AND STREAMS PROVIDE AS A DRINKING WATER SOURCE, RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES, AND HABITAT FOR NUMEROUS FLORA AND FAUNA, WHILE ALSO PROVIDING BEAUTIFICATION TO OUR WATERSHED FOR PASSERSBY, VISITORS, AND LOCALS ALIKE. 2022 EXPENSE 27,987 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AT A MEETING OF THE BOARD'S FINANCIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THE FINANCIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE THEN RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE 990 AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ERWC'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY STATEMENT REQUIRES EACH DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER, AND COMMITTEE MEMBER TO ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT AFFIRMING RECEIPT AND UNDERSTANDING OF, AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY. WHILE THE POLICY NOTES THE DUTY OF EACH INTERESTED PARTY TO DISCLOSE ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO THE BOARD, THE POLICY ALSO CALLS FOR THE BOARD (OR ITS DESIGNEES) TO CONDUCT PERIODIC REVIEWS FOR COMPLIANCE INCLUDING WHETHER COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS AND BENEFITS ARE REASONABLE, AND WHETHER ARRANGEMENTS WITH OTHER ENTITIES CONFORM TO ERWC'S WRITTEN POLICIES, ARE PROPERLY RECORDED, REFLECT REASONABLE INVESTMENT OR PAYMENTS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES, FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES, AND DO NOT RESULT IN INUREMENT, IMPERMISSIBLE PRIVATE BENEFIT, OR EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A REASONABLE COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BASED ON SALARY AND WAGES FOR COMPARABLE JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND DUTIES OBTAINED THROUGH SURVEYS AND PUBLIC RECORDS OF LOCAL NOT-FOR-PROFITS AND GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES (INCLUDING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY) AND FINANCIALS RECORDS (INCLUDING APPPLICABLE IRS FILINGS) ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AT ERWC'S OFFICES. IN ADDITION, ALL BI-MONTHLY MEETINGS OF THE BOARD ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G HYDROLOGIC MODELING CONSULT 131,910 0 0 WATER QUALITY CONSULTANTS 61,759 0 0 EAGLE RIVER FUND CONSULTANTS 0 0 30,930 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT CONSUL 22,189 0 0 CONTRACT SERVICES 6,448 0 0 TOTAL 222,306 0 30,930