2023-11-03T19:08:02-04:00 2022-12-31 861697571 MERILEE METCALF SMITH CPA PO BOX 111067 ANCHORAGE AK 995111067 990 2022-01-01 920111510 ANCHORAGE WATERWAYS COUNCIL ANCH 9072727335 PO BOX 241774 ANCHORAGE AK 995241774 ISAAC WATKINS PRESIDENT 9072727335 2023-10-10 ISAAC WATKINS 999009999 false MERILEE METCALF SMITH P00037466 9072409456 2023-11-03 X 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z CHERIE NORTHON PO BOX 241774 ANCHORAGE AK 995241774 189079 false X ANCHORAGECREEKS.ORG X 1984 AK TO PROTECT, RESTORE, AND ENHANCE THE WATERWAYS, WETLANDS, AND ASSOCIATED UPLANDS OF ANCHORAGE 9 9 0 750 0 135678 188511 0 1163 568 0 136841 189079 0 0 0 0 1610 129082 163718 129082 163718 7759 25361 56506 78147 0 56506 78147 X TO PROTECT, RESTORE, AND ENHANCE THE WATERWAYS, WETLANDS, AND ASSOCIATED UPLANDS OF ANCHORAGE false false 21246 MONITORING: THE CITIZENS' ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAM (CEMP) CONTINUED IN ITS 26TH YEAR. EACH VOLUNTEER WATER QUALITY MONITOR SPENDS APPROXIMATELY 60 HOURS/YEAR TESTING CREEKS, TAKING PHOTOS, INCUBATING FECAL COLIFORM TESTS AND COUNTING THE RESULTANT COLONIES, AND FILLING OUT DATA SHEETS TO REPORT THEIR RESULTS. THE MONOFILAMENT (FISHING LINE) COLLECTION PROGRAM CONTINUES WITH VOLUNTEERS EMPTYING THE BINS AND RETURNING THE MONOFILAMENT TO A COMPANY FOR RECYCLING INTO FISH HABITAT. TO DATE,OVER 100 MILES OF USED FISHING LINE HAVE BEEN RECYCLED. AN AWC BOARD MEMBER, DR. HAGEDORN, HAS BEEN TAKING SAMPLES OF CREEK WATER AND STORMWATER RUNOFF TO LOOK FOR A CHEMICAL COMPOUND CALLED 6PPD-QUINONE THAT COMES FROM TIRE WEAR AND AFFECTS COHO SALMON. 100595 OUTREACH: AWC HAS FOUR PRIMARY OUTREACH PROGRAMS. "CREEKS AS CLASSROOMS" RESUMED IN 2022. OVER 3,000 YOUTH WERE GIVEN LESSONS CREEKSIDE. STORMWATER RUNOFF AND WATERSHED EDUCATION IS PROVIDED TO ALL CITIZENS IN ANCHORAGE THROUGH A VARIETY OF MEANS IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF RUNOFF INTO LOCAL WATERWAYS. THIS IS PART OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE'S STORMWATER APDES PERMIT (ALASKA POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM) THAT IS ADMINISTERED BY THE ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION ON BEHALF OF THE EPA. EVERY MAY FOR THE PAST 36 YEARS, AWC CONDUCTS A LARGE CREEK CLEANUP EVENT. IN 2022 OVER 600 VOLUNTEERS CLEANED CREEKS AND LAKES IN MAY. TRASH AND RECYCLABLES ARE PULLED FROM LOCAL WATERWAYS AND DISPOSED OF PROPERLY. AWC'S SCOOP THE POOP PROGRAM IS AIMED AT REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF PET WASTE THAT IS NOT PICKED UP WHICH ENDS UP IMPAIRING LOCAL CREEKS AND LAKES. A SCOOP THE POOP DAY IS HELD IN APRIL TO CLEAN UP SOME LOCAL DOG PARKS AND EDUCATE PET OWNERS. DATA ANALYSIS: AWC COMPILED DATA FROM THE CEMP WATER QUALITY MONITORING FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS INTO A DATABASE. THE INFORMATION WAS USED BY THE ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND OTHERS TO ANALYZE TRENDS IN ANCHORAGE'S WATER QUALITY FOR ITS CREEKS. 121841 true true false false false false false false false true 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 false false true 3 0 0 false false 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 false false false false false false false X CHERIE NORTHON 9072727335 P O BOX 241774 ANCHORAGE AK 99524 X DONOVAN CAMP SECRETARY 1.40 X X 0 0 0 ANNIE COLLIE BOARD MEMBER X 0 0 0 BIRGIT HAGEDORN BOARD MEMBER 1.30 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDRA JEFFERIES TREASURER 1.30 X X 0 0 0 ALYSE MAXWELL BOARD MEMBER 0.60 X 0 0 0 ADAM MCCULLOUGH BOARD MEMBER 0.40 X 0 0 0 ROBERT SHIPLEY VICE PRESIDE 3.20 X X 0 0 0 VALERIE THOMPKINS BOARD MEMBER 1.50 X 0 0 0 ISAAC WATKINS PRESIDENT 1.40 X X 0 0 0 CHERIE NORTHON EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 0 0 0 false false false MAPPING SOLUTIONS PO BOX 230329 ANCHORAGE AK 995230329 MANAGEMENT 101693 1 1400 23674 98464 64973 188511 568 568 189079 568 X 23263 23263 1923 1923 91079 90974 105 2072 1872 200 2400 2400 4555 4555 MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES 17375 17375 SUPPLIES- MONITORING 5000 5000 MEDIA 3500 3500 EQUIPMENT 1633 1633 10918 3120 6188 1610 163718 121841 40267 1610 12003 25057 16205 29221 28298 23869 56506 78147 0 0 X 56506 78147 56506 78147 56506 78147 X 25361 -3720 X false false false X 125898 133477 117389 135678 188511 700953 125898 133477 117389 135678 188511 700953 700953 255 833 676 1163 568 3495 71 134 205 704653 1964 0.99470 0.99490 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 28298 -3167 1262 23869 26018 3379 1099 28298 24109 2935 1026 26018 19879 2000 3215 985 24109 21671 -783 1009 19879 1.00000 false false ACF FUND 23869 23869 FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES: AWC PROVIDES A VARIETY OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOLUNTEERS. WE TRAIN PEOPLE TO MONITOR WATER QUALITY WHICH THEY DO MONTHLY AT DIFFERENT SITES. THE ANNUAL CREEK CLEANUP BRINGS IN 600-800 VOLUNTEERS OVER 12 DAYS TO CLEAN UP TRASH IN LOCAL CREEKS AND LAKES EVERY MAY. LOCAL RESIDENTS PROVIDE INFORMATION AS "EYES ON THE CREEKS" WHEN THEY SEE ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE RESOLVED. VOLUNTEERS HELP AWC RUN EVENTS SUCH AS SCOOP THE POOP DAY OR OTHER TABLING ACTIVITIES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A MONITORING: THE CITIZENS' ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAM (CEMP) CONTINUED IN ITS 26TH YEAR. EACH VOLUNTEER WATER QUALITY MONITOR SPENDS APPROXIMATELY 60 HOURS/YEAR TESTING CREEKS, TAKING PHOTOS, INCUBATING FECAL COLIFORM TESTS AND COUNTING THE RESULTANT COLONIES, AND FILLING OUT DATA SHEETS TO REPORT THEIR RESULTS. THE MONOFILAMENT (FISHING LINE) COLLECTION PROGRAM CONTINUES WITH VOLUNTEERS EMPTYING THE BINS AND RETURNING THE MONOFILAMENT TO A COMPANY FOR RECYCLING INTO FISH HABITAT. TO DATE,OVER 100 MILES OF USED FISHING LINE HAVE BEEN RECYCLED. AN AWC BOARD MEMBER, DR. HAGEDORN, HAS BEEN TAKING SAMPLES OF CREEK WATER AND STORMWATER RUNOFF TO LOOK FOR A CHEMICAL COMPOUND CALLED 6PPD-QUINONE THAT COMES FROM TIRE WEAR AND AFFECTS COHO SALMON. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B OUTREACH: AWC HAS FOUR PRIMARY OUTREACH PROGRAMS. "CREEKS AS CLASSROOMS" RESUMED IN 2022. OVER 3,000 YOUTH WERE GIVEN LESSONS CREEKSIDE. STORMWATER RUNOFF AND WATERSHED EDUCATION IS PROVIDED TO ALL CITIZENS IN ANCHORAGE THROUGH A VARIETY OF MEANS IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF RUNOFF INTO LOCAL WATERWAYS. THIS IS PART OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE'S STORMWATER APDES PERMIT (ALASKA POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM) THAT IS ADMINISTERED BY THE ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION ON BEHALF OF THE EPA. EVERY MAY FOR THE PAST 36 YEARS, AWC CONDUCTS A LARGE CREEK CLEANUP EVENT. IN 2022 OVER 600 VOLUNTEERS CLEANED CREEKS AND LAKES IN MAY. TRASH AND RECYCLABLES ARE PULLED FROM LOCAL WATERWAYS AND DISPOSED OF PROPERLY. AWC'S SCOOP THE POOP PROGRAM IS AIMED AT REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF PET WASTE THAT IS NOT PICKED UP WHICH ENDS UP IMPAIRING LOCAL CREEKS AND LAKES. A SCOOP THE POOP DAY IS HELD IN APRIL TO CLEAN UP SOME LOCAL DOG PARKS AND EDUCATE PET OWNERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ANY BOARD OF DIRECTOR WHO WISHES TO SEE IT. THE BOARD TREASURER ALSO GOES OVER THE 990. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 MISSION STATEMENT IS AVAILABLE ON THE COUNCIL WEBSITE. OTHER GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G MOA LABOR 22-23 2,445 0 0 CREEK CLEANUP 5,960 105 0 MOA APDES 21-22 58,722 0 0 APF LABOR 2022- OUTREACH 2,857 0 0 CREEKS AS CLASSROOMS LABOR 5,463 0 0 APF LABOR 2022- MONITORING 700 0 0 CEMP GENERAL MONITORING 6,147 0 0 MONOFIAMENT RECYCLING LABOR 8,600 0 0 CREEKS AS CLASSROOMS 80 0 0 TOTAL 90,974 105 0 FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 UNREALIZED LOSS -3,720