2023-11-10T08:39:17-06:00 2022-12-31 742902112 MONTEMAYOR BRITTON BENDER PC 2110 B Boca Raton Suite B 102 Austin TX 78747 990 2022-01-01 742879756 Wimberley Valley Watershed Association WIMB 5127223390 PO Box 2534 Wimberley TX 78676 David Baker Executive Director 2023-11-09 David Baker XXX-XX-XXXX Arturo Montemayor III P01388530 5124420380 2023-11-09 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z The Watershed Association David Baker PO Box 2534 Wimberley TX 78676 825048 false X www.wimberleywatershed.org X 1996 TX Our mission is to ensure that communities are aware of their connection and responsibility to their watershed; we advocate for the sustained health of land and water through research and education. 6 6 3 36 0 0 619501 823694 0 0 1464 1354 19354 0 640319 825048 0 0 0 0 282177 275309 0 0 18559 401345 439250 683522 714559 -43203 110489 8380298 8510666 4605709 4625047 3774589 3885619 TheWatershedAssociations(WVWA)missionistoensurethatcommunitiesareawareoftheirconnectionandresponsibilitiestotheirwatershedandaresupportedinimplementingwaterpoliciesandpracticesthatwillensureecologicalsustainabilityforfuturegenerations.Weadvocateforclean,clearflowingspringsandstreamsandthesustainedhealthoftheCentralTexasregionthroughconductingscientificresearch,networkingandfacilitatingdiversestakeholdersandprovidingcommunityengagementthroughexperientialeducation. false false 171745 Policy Advocacy and Environmental Planning. The Watershed Association works with regional nonprofits, local governments, and resource management agencies to promote sustainable environmental policies that encourage the protection and preservation of land and water resources. The Watershed Association holds a broad lens of the various dynamics affecting water in Central Texas, and engages stakeholders in community and regional planning processes that promote best management practices for new development and incentives for protecting open space for aquifer recharge and water quality. Protect Our Blanco. POB was formed by the Watershed Association and Blanco community members in response to the City of Blanco request to release 1.6 million gallons of wastewater daily into the Blanco River. We are currently collaborating with engineers, hydrogeologists, legal staff, community members, and elected officials to work with the City of Blanco to find an alternative engineering solution for discharge that will satisfy the city's projected growth and be protective of both surface water quality and groundwater quantity and quality. The Watershed Association is acting as fiscal sponsor for Protect Our Blanco, a registered Texas nonprofit. The Water Protectors Fund. A collaborative effort between the Watershed Association and TESPA, the Water Protectors Fund protects our aquifers, springs, creeks, rivers and the sole source of drinking water for thousands of people. This mutual fund acknowledges the threats facing the hill country. population growth, economic development, and frequent droughts. The Watershed Association and TESPA have joined forces to protect our water resources and build an educated citizenry willing to fight for their water. This fund supports science monitoring and research toward sustainable water management solutions, education campaigns to engage landowners, developers and decision makers, policy development through coalition building, collaboration, science based policy and advocacy, and legal defense to protect water quality and availability. 257618 138717 92478 Watershed Protection and Conservation Science. WVWA initiated the Cypress Creek Watershed Protection Plan CCWPP in 2008, which is the first proactive EPA approved plan in Texas to focus on groundwater protection to support surface water quality. The plan is designed to mitigate nonpoint source pollution and protect groundwater resources. The WVWA continues to serve on the executive committee, working actively with the MCWE to support CCWPP education and outreach activities. WVWA is one of the only nonprofit organizations in the state of Texas collecting quality assured water quality data used to assess whether surface water in the Blanco River and Cypress Creek is meeting Federal Clean Water Act standards. WVWA has been in a partnership with the Guadalupe Blanco River Authority and the Texas Clean Rivers Program since 2003. The Jacob's Well Groundwater Management Zone is an initiative of the WVWA that involves working with regional stakeholders to determine drought triggers and management practices in the critical recharge zone for the Jacob's Well Spring. Working with the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District, water utility companies, regional nonprofits, and landowners, we are ensuring that Jacob's Well Spring, the headwaters for Cypress Creek, can maintain flow even during times of drought. 92478 660558 true true false false false false true true false true 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 false false false true 59 0 true 3 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false 6 6 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X David Baker 5127223390 PO Box 2534 Wimberley TX 78676 Parc Smith President 3 0 X X 0 0 0 Scott Price Treasurer 2 0 X X 0 0 0 Jason Pinchback Secretary 1 0 X X 0 0 0 Dorothy Knight Member at Large 1 0 X 0 0 0 Pokey Remet Member at Large 1 0 X 0 0 0 David Baker Executive Director 60 0 X 110688 0 62 110688 0 62 1 false false false 823694 4100 823694 0 604 604 0 0 0 750 0 750 750 750 0 0 0 0 825048 0 0 1354 110688 105154 0 5534 157136 136235 15399 5501 4601 4095 299 207 2884 2567 187 130 8137 8137 4951 4951 270689 268574 0 2115 13249 8987 0 4262 10709 3541 6687 481 3011 2064 947 0 63721 60594 3127 0 3565 3078 158 329 0 8721 6638 2083 0 Water Quality Testing 9054 9054 0 0 Art4Water Program 26619 26619 0 0 Brewshed 3000 3000 0 0 Inkind Goods 4100 4100 0 0 9724 8121 1603 0 714559 660558 35441 18559 848584 883018 338437 386471 7480249 239072 7193277 7241177 8380298 8510666 2376 22254 -540 4603333 4603333 4605709 4625047 X 3661619 3885619 3774589 3885619 8380298 8510666 110489 541 X false false false X 849687 1340831 1115470 619051 823694 4748733 0 0 849687 1340831 1115470 619051 823694 4748733 1692363 3056370 124 439 6795 4804 604 12766 0 4088 12791 0 15114 31993 4793492 1650 0.63760 0.66250 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X X 3 251 1 true 18 1650 X X Education and Partnership Development false 0 157694 16500 84 1650 172628 155117 2500 77 157694 139535 15510 72 155117 122222 17250 63 139535 99927 22217 78 122222 1.00000 0.00000 0.00000 false false 6715632 6715632 562429 212380 350049 147384 0 147384 52083 26692 25391 2721 0 2721 7241177 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Part II, Line 5 Monitoring and Enforcement Policy. The Organization has a written policy regarding the periodic monitoring, inspection, handling of violations, and enforcement of the conservation easements. Part II, Line 9 Accounting for Conservation Easements. The Organization's conservation easements are not capitalized in the financial statements. Costs incurred in monitoring, inspecting, and enforcing conservation easements are expensed in the Statement of Activity as the costs are incurred. Part II, Line 5 Monitoring and Enforcement. The Wimberley Valley Watershed Association holds three conservation easements with enforcement rights on one additional easement. The Association holds conservation easements on a total of 251 acres in the Cypress Creek Watershed in Hays County, Texas. A conservation easement is a voluntary, legally binding agreement that protects the conservation values and ecosystem services of land by responsibly managing certain types of land uses or limiting development from taking place on a piece of property now and in the future, while protecting the property's ecological and open-space values. The Association has the responsibility to monitor, inspect and enforce the easements. The Association easements include approximately 162 acres on the Valle Vientos Ranch, 7.19 acres on the Cypress Creek Nature Trail, 36 acres on the Sandau property, and enforcement rights on the 46 acre Jacob's Well Natural Area property. Part V, Line 4 Intended Uses for Endowment Funds. The intended use of the endowment funds is to produce income to fund the operations of the Organization on a perpetual basis. Part III, Line 4 The organization's collection consists of 55 "art kites," artistically unique and specially fabricated kites. This collection is instrumental in furthering the organization's exempt purposes because they are used as a compelling tool for awareness, education, and community engagement and help advance the public's understanding of our mission by speaking to more diverse audiences. Kites are used for public exhibitions to engage the public, grow partnerships and provide a platform for supporting environmentally conscious artists. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Organization's Process to Review Form 990 Each member of the Board of Directors is provided a copy of the Form 990 for review prior to the board meeting. At the next board meeting, each member is given the opportunity to comment on the final or near final version prior to the Form 990 being filed with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Enforcement of Conflicts Policy The Organization passed a conflict of interest policy on 10/28/2010. The policy calls for an annual review of the policy and the Organization's compliance therewith, and the results of the review are recorded in the minutes. Each board member signs an annual statement recorded in the minutes that they have received, understand, and subscribe to the policy. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Compensation Process for Top Official The governing board of WVWA is composed of independent, uncompensated volunteer business and professional people, including at least one each of lawyers, accountants, entrepreneurs and educators. The board met contemporaneously with the compensation decisions for deliberation, substantiated the decisions from personal knowledge of reasonable salaries in the marketplace, and made the final determinations. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Governing Documents Disclosure Explanation Governing documents are made available to the public upon request. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Other Fees for Service includes Consulting 65,951. Land Conservation 14,830. Surveys and Appraisals 21,100. Education and Outreach 15,500. Policy and Advocacy 7,170. Ecological Services 10,900. Art4Water 125,576. Watershed Protection 2,500. Public Relations 6,900. Others 262. Form 990, Other The organization receives in-kind contributions of services, including Texas Water Trade Springflow Protection Professional Services $8,639 and Community Garden Rainwater Distribution Project $2,100.