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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 656,218 | 555,604 | 942,320 | 1,361,221 | 1,254,671 | 4,770,034 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 656,218 | 555,604 | 942,320 | 1,361,221 | 1,254,671 | 4,770,034 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | 63,506 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 4,706,528 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 656,218 | 555,604 | 942,320 | 1,361,221 | 1,254,671 | 4,770,034 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 10,490 | 5,324 | 269 | 1,248 | 17,331 | |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 4,787,365 | |||||
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2022 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2022 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2022 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2022: | ||||
| a From 2017....... | ||||
| b From 2018....... | ||||
| c From 2019....... | ||||
| d From 2020....... | ||||
| e From 2021....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2017 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2022 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2022, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2022. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2023. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2022..... | ||||
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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | BISCAYNE BAY WATERKEEPER'S (D/B/A MIAMI WATERKEEPER) MISSION IS TO DEFEND, PROTECT, AND PRESERVE SOUTH FLORIDA'S WATERSHED THROUGH CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY ACTION ROOTED IN SOUND SCIENCE. WE WORK TO ENSURE SWIMMABLE, DRINKABLE, FISHABLE WATER FOR ALL. SINCE 2010, MIAMI WATERKEEPER (MWK) HAS DEFENDED THE RIGHT TO USE AND ENJOY CLEAN WATER. WE ARE RECOGNIZED IN THE COMMUNITY AS A TRUSTED SOURCE OF INFORMATION AND A LEADING VOICE AND ADVOCATE FOR BISCAYNE BAY AND ITS SURROUNDING WATERSHED. OUR WORK IS EFFECTIVE BECAUSE WE EMPLOY A MULTI -FACETED APPROACH THAT INCLUDES SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, ADVOCACY, COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH, AND WHEN NECESSARY,LEGAL ACTION. THROUGH OUR EFFORTS, WE PROTECT A HEALTHY WATERSHED AND A VIBRANT COASTAL CULTURE IN SOUTH FLORIDA FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | MWK FOCUSES ON THREE MAIN AREAS: CLEAN WATER, ECOSYSTEM PROTECTION, AND SEA LEVEL RISE RESILIENCY. FIRST, WE TACKLE ISSUES OF POLLUTION TO ENSURE CLEAN WATER THROUGHOUT THE BISCAYNE BAY WATERSHED,FROM THE EVERGLADES TO OUR CORAL REEFS. SECOND, WE PROTECT THE ECOSYSTEMS THAT DEPEND ON THAT CLEAN WATER, INCLUDING CORALS, SEAGRASSES, AND MANGROVES. FINALLY, WE FOCUS ON SEA LEVEL RISE RESILIENCY, WHICH IMPACTS ALL AREAS OF OUR WORK. WE EMPLOY A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO EACH FOCUS AREA: SCIENCE & RESEARCH: WE START WITH SCIENCE, ANALYZING EXISTING RESEARCH OR LEADING LARGE-SCALE NOVEL RESEARCH PROJECTS TO FILL IN KNOWLEDGE GAPS. WE ALSO MONITOR WATER QUALITY EVERY WEEK IN POPULAR RECREATIONAL AREAS TO INFORM THE PUBLIC IN REAL-TIME ON WHERE ITS SAFE TO SWIM AND ENJOY THE WATER. IN 2022, WE: -MONITORED WATER QUALITY AT 27 SITES (17 IN MIAMI-DADE AND 10 IN BROWARD COUNTY)WEEKLY -COLLECTED AND ANALYZED 2,182 WATER SAMPLES, LEADING TO 823 PUBLIC NOTIFICATIONS OF BACTERIA LEVELS EXCEEDING SAFE LIMITS -SHARED OUR WATER QUALITY DATA AND DATA FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ON SWIMGUIDE, A WATER QUALITY INFORMATION APP, THAT WAS VIEWED 101,397 TIMES -RECEIVED FUNDING FROM THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) TO MONITOR 10 OF THESE WATER QUALITY MONITORING SITES, WHICH ALLOWED US TO PARTNER WITH FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (FIU) TO STUDY LEVELS OF FECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA AND NUTRIENTS IN THE WATER TO UNDERSTAND THE INFLUENCE THAT CANAL DISCHARGE AND LAND-BASED SOURCES OF POLLUTION HAVE ON BISCAYNE BAY ALSO IN 2022, WE CONTINUED LEADING THE MONTHLY BISCAYNE BAY SCIENCE COORDINATION MEETINGS TO DISCUSS DATA REGARDING THE HEALTH OF BISCAYNE BAY AND THE CONDITIONS THAT IMPACT IT. WE CONTINUED BUILDING OUR FISH KILL RESPONSE CAPACITY BY EXPANDING THE TEAM AND DOCUMENTING A RESPONSE PLAN THAT OUTLINED THE ROLE EACH TEAM MEMBER HAS IN A RESPONSE SITUATION. THIS PLAN WAS PUT INTO PRACTICE IN OCTOBER 2022, WHEN THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF FISH AND OTHER WILDLIFE WASHED UP ON THE SHORES. THE MWK TEAM COORDINATED THE SCIENCE COMMUNITY TO COLLECT WATER SAMPLES FROM ACROSS THE BAY, KEPT THE MEDIA AND GOVERNMENT INFORMED, AND MAPPED REPORTS OF THE FISH KILL ON THE MWK WEBSITE. THESE ACTIONS ENSURED COMMUNITY LEADERS HAD THE INFORMATION NEEDED TO MAKE QUICK AND EFFECTIVE DECISIONS, ENGAGED THE COMMUNITY IN MAPPING THE PROBLEM, AND HELPED DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE ISSUES. PREVENTING SUBSEQUENT FISH KILLS AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL CRISES IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR MWK, ALONG WITH EXPANDING OUR RESPONSE CAPACITY AND ONGOING MONITORING IN NORTHERN BISCAYNE BAY, WHERE THE FISH KILLS OCCURRED. EDUCATION & OUTREACH: OUR WORK ALWAYS COMES BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. WE MAKE IT EASY FOR THE PUBLIC TO BE HEARD THROUGH OUR ADVOCACY PLATFORM; WE PROVIDE TRAINING ON HOW TO OBSERVE AND REPORT POLLUTION THROUGH OUR 1,000 EYES ON THE WATER PROGRAM; WE DEVELOP HIGH SCHOOLERS INTO ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS THROUGH OUR JUNIOR AMBASSADOR PROGRAM; WE EDUCATE YOUTH THROUGH FLOATING CLASSROOMS; AND WE ENGAGE VOLUNTEERS IN HABITAT RESTORATIONS, KAYAK CLEANUPS, AND SPECIAL EVENT SHORE-BASED MARINE DEBRIS CLEANUPS. IN 2022, WE: -TRAINED 175 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH 1,000 EYES ON THE WATER -RECEIVED 352 POLLUTION REPORTS FROM THE PUBLIC, 107 OF WHICH RESULTED IN ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS -ENGAGED 802 VOLUNTEERS AT 32 DIFFERENT VOLUNTEER EVENTS -REMOVED 2,362.68 POUNDS OF MARINE DEBRIS FROM COASTAL HABITATS ALONGSIDE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS -RESTORED 10.085 ACRES OF COASTAL HABITAT ALONGSIDE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS -GRADUATED 22 JUNIOR AMBASSADORS FROM OUR YOUTH ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM -ENROLLED 29 NEWS JUNIOR AMBASSADORS FOR THE 2022 -2023 PROGRAM COHORT, PLUS 6 JUNIOR AMBASSADOR LEADERSHIP BOARD MEMBERS WHO GRADUATED FROM THE PROGRAM IN 2022 TO SERVE AS PEER MENTORS TO THE CURRENT COHORT -EDUCATED AN ADDITIONAL 269 YOUTH THROUGH HANDS-ON SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES ON OR NEAR THE WATER -CONDUCTED 92 IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL TRAINING EVENTS REACHING 4,26 4 ATTENDEES -WERE FEATURE IN 68 NEWS ARTICLES -REACHED A TOTAL OF 4,264 MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH EVENTS, VOLUNTEERISM, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES ORGANIZATIONAL GROWTH: MWK CONTINUED ITS STEADY GROWTH THROUGHOUT 2022, ADDING NEW MEMBERS TO THE TEAM. WE FORMALIZED OUR STRATEGIC GROWTH PLAN, WHICH WILL DRASTICALLY EXPAND CAPACITY THROUGH RAPID, YET SUSTAINABLE GROWTH, THROUGH 2023. OUR STAFF HAS A BROAD RANGE OF EXPERTISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CORAL PROTECTIONS, MICROBIOLOGY AND RECREATIONAL WATER QUALITY, ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT, MARINE BIOLOGY, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH, WILDLIFE PROTECTION, AND MORE. GROWTH IS AIMED AT TWO AREAS: (1) INVESTING IN OPERATIONS AND FORMALIZING STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES AS THE ORGANIZATION SCALES ITS IMPACT OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS, AND (2) BUILDING CAPACITY ON THE POLICY TEAM TO ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF THE ISSUES FACING BISCAYNE BAY. WE PARTNER WITH 20+ ORGANIZATIONS TO LEVERAGE OUR RESOURCES TO CONDUCT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, ADVOCATE FOR SUSTAINABLE POLICY SOLUTIONS, AND BROADEN OUTREACH IN THE COMMUNITY. CAMPAIGN HIGHLIGHTS: THE YEAR 2022 SAW SOME OF OUR LARGEST WATER WINS, LISTED BELOW. NRC REVERSES TURKEY POINT LICENSE EXTENSION THANKS TO MIAMI WATERKEEPER'S CHALLENGE. OUR CHALLENGE WITH OUR PARTNERS AT NRDC AND FRIENDS OF THE EARTH LED TO THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONS FIRST-EVER DENIAL OF A NUCLEAR LICENSE AND ITS FIRST-EVER REVERSAL OF A NUCLEAR LICENSE EXTENSION DECISION. THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR OUR FUTURE SUSTAINABILITY BECAUSE FOUR YEARS EARLIER, FPL APPLIED FOR THE FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND NUCLEAR POWER PLANT OPERATING LICENSE EXTENSION TO RUN TURKEY POINT THROUGH 2052. THIS LICENSE WAS GRANTED TO RUN TURKEY POINT FOR A TOTAL OF 80 YEARS, DESPITE BEST-CASE-SCENARIO MODELS SHOWING THAT SEA THE AREA SURROUNDING THE PLANT WILL LIKELY BE FLOODED ON A DAILY BASIS BY 2040. FPLS APPLICATION DIDNT FULLY ADDRESS SEA LEVEL RISE OR CONSIDER OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS. OUR VICTORY IN GETTING THE LICENSE EXTENSION REPEALED ENSURES THAT THE TURKEY POINT PLANTAND OTHER AGING NUCLEAR PLANTS AROUND THE COUNTRY --WILL HAVE TO CONDUCT A FULL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW THAT CONSIDERS SEA LEVEL RISE RISKS FOR THIS AND ALL FUTURE OPERATING LICENSE EXTENSIONS. MANGROVE BAN ORDINANCE WITHDRAWN THANKS TO THE COMMUNITY RESPONDING TO AN ACTION ALERT WE PUT OUT, A PROPOSED BAN ON MANGROVE PLANTING WAS WITHDRAWN. MANGROVES PROVIDE MANY POSITIVE BENEFITS, INCLUDING IMPROVED WATER QUALITY, SEQUESTERED CARBON, HABITAT FOR DIVERSE SPECIES, AND PROTECTED SHORELINES. DESPITE THIS,THE CITY OF MIAMI PROPOSED AN ORDINANCE TO BAN THE PLANTING OF MANGROVES IN CITY PARKS. WE IMMEDIATELY SPRANG INTO ACTION AND SET UP AN ACTION ALERT THAT ALLOWED 1,100 COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO JOIN US IN ADVOCATING AGAINST THE ORDINANCE AND URGING COMMISSIONERS NOT TO PASS IT. OUR TEAM ALSO CONVENED 13 ADVOCACY PARTNERS TO DRAFT A POLICY LETTER TO THE CITY, EXPLAINING THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS PIECE OF THE PROPOSED REGULATION AND OFFERING PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS. ULTIMATELY,THE ORDINANCE WAS PULLED.BONUS VICE NEWS COVERED THE STORY AND FEATURED OUR WATERKEEPER YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE STORY AT HTTPS://WWW.MIAMIWATERKEEPER.ORG/VICE-NEWS. STORMWATER AUDIT & REPORT CARD MIAMI WATERKEEPER AND EVERGLADES LAW CENTER RELEASED THE FIRST-OF-ITS- KIND STORMWATER REPORT CARD, WHICH OBJECTIVELY EVALUATED COMPLIANCE WITH CLEAN WATER ACT STORMWATER PERMITS IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY. BECAUSE STORMWATER CARRIES POLLUTANTS LIKE HERBICIDES, FERTILIZERS, PET WASTE, AND DEBRIS INTO OUR WATERWAYS, IT IS A MAJOR SOURCE OF POLLUTION INTO BISCAYNE BAY. WE FOUND THAT NONE OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTYS PERMIT HOLDERS WERE 100% COMPLIANT. THE AVERAGE GRADE FOR COMPLIANCE WAS A C-. WE FOUND THAT ALMOST HALF OF THE PERMIT HOLDERS DID NOT HAVE WRITTEN STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PLANS, AND MANY OF THOSE THAT DID WERE SORELY OUTDATED. ALMOST HALF OF THE MUNICIPALITIES ALSO DID NOT HAVE A MAP OF THEIR STORMWATER SYSTEM. LESS THAN ONE-THIRD OF PERMIT HOLDERS DID THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF INSPECTIONS.WE PRESENTED OUR REPORT TO THE COUNTYS TOP DIRECTORS AS WELL AS MAYORS AND CITY STAFF. WE ALSO PRESENTED OUR FINDINGS AT THE BISCAYNE BAY MARINE HEALTH SUMMIT. SHORTLY AFTER ITS RELEASE,MIAMI-DADE COUNTY UNANIMOUSLY PASSED A RESOLUTION THAT ADOPTS SEVERAL OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE IN THE REPORT. WE ARE CONTINUING THIS WORK TO FURTHER THE ADOPTION OF EFFECTIVE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT MEET TODAYS ACCEPTED STANDARDS AND WE ARE ENGAGING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW VERSION OF THE STATES STORMWATER PERMIT. CRITICAL HABITAT PROPOSED FOR NASSAU GROUPER. IN OCTOBER 2022, THE NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS) RESPONDED TO A 2020 LAWSUIT BY MIAMI WATERKEEPER AND THE CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY BY PROPOSING TO PROTECT OVER 900 SQUARE MILES OF CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE NASSAU GROUPER. CRITICAL HABITAT CONSISTS OF THE ESSENTIAL FEATURESLIKE CORAL REEFS, SEAGRASS BEDS, AND NEARSHORE AREASTHAT THE SPECIES NEEDS TO SURVIVE. THE TAWNY, STRIPED NASSAU GROUPER USED TO BE ONE |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 | AMY CLEMENT KENNY BROAD DIRECTOR TRUSTEE HUSBAND AND WIFE MARIA SCHWEDEL DAVID SCHWEDEL TRUSTEE TRUSTEE HUSBAND AND WIFE |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE PREPARED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | THE GOVERNING BODY REVIEWS AND SIGNS A CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | THE BOARD MEETS ANNUALLY TO DISCUSS AND DETERMINE CEO COMPENSATION. THEY CONSIDER COMPENSATION OF OTHER SIMILARLY-SIZED ORGANIZATIONS LOCALLY AND OTHER WATERKEEPER ORGANIZATION NATIONALLY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B | THE BOARD AND CEO MEET TO DISCUSS AND DETERMINE OFFICER COMPENSATION. THEY CONSIDER COMPENSATION OF OTHER SIMILARLY-SIZED ORGANIZATIONS LOCALLY AND OTHER WATERKEEPER ORGANIZATION NATIONALLY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | CONSULTING 97,847 70,253 79,245 |
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