2023-11-15T12:55:10-06:00 2022-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 1188 PADRE DRIVE STE 101 SALINAS CA 93901 990 2022-01-01 201569720 CENTRAL COAST WATER QUALITY PRESERVATION INC CENT 8317618644 PO BOX 2227 WATSONVILLE CA 95077 TOM AMRHEIN TREASURER 8317618644 2023-11-13 1 TOM AMRHEIN 999009999 1 RAE GULARTE P01323216 8317596300 2023-11-13 3 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z SARAH LOPEZ PO BOX 2227 WATSONVILLE CA 95077 2923766 0 X CCWQP.ORG X 2004 CA PROMOTE THE MAINTENANCE, RESTORATION, AND ENHANCEMENT OF WATER QUALITY. 12 12 4 13 0 0 0 0 1709571 2919532 93 4234 0 0 1709664 2923766 0 0 0 0 231087 239351 0 0 0 955622 2706648 1186709 2945999 522955 -22233 1535723 2420791 241653 1489371 1294070 931420 X THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE THE MAINTENANCE, RESTORATION, AND ENHANCEMENT OF WATER QUALITY AND THE BIOLOGICAL INTEGRITY OF WATERWAYS LOCATED THROUGHTOUT THE CENTRAL COAST OF CALIFORNIA. 1 0 2321758 2481602 MONITORING: CENTRAL COAST WATER QUALITY PRESERVATION (CCWQP) MONITORED SURFACE WATER QUALITY AT 55 SITES IN THE CENTRAL COAST AREA OF CALIFORNIA TO ASSESS THE IMPACTS OF AGRICULTURE ON WATER RUNOFF. SITES WERE SAMPLED MONTHLY FOR MULTIPLE CONSTITUENTS. LAB ANALYSIS WAS CONDUCTED ON WATER SAMPLES TO DETERMINE THE TYPE OF POSSIBLE IMPAIRMENT AND TOXICITY. CCWQP CONTINUED TO ASSIST GROWERS WITH ON-FARM SAMPLING. CCWQP ALSO MONITORED GROUNDWATER QUALITY IN OVER 4,000 WELLS LOCATED ON CENTRAL COAST FARMS. WELLS WERE SAMPLED ONCE EACH FOR NITRATE, AND IF NECESSARY, TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS AND 123-TRICHLOROPROPANE. LAB ANALYSIS WAS PERFORMED. 409722 437930 OUTREACH, EDUCATION AND WATER QUALITY REPORTS: CCWQP HELD MEETINGS OR PARTICIPATED IN MEETINGS WITH FARMERS IN THE REGION. MEETINGS WERE HELD IN MONTEREY, SAN LUIS OBISPO, AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES. EDUCATION MATERIALS WERE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE FARMERS WITH INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THEIR SUB-WATERSHED. NUMEROUS WATER QUALITY REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS WERE PREPARED AND DELIVERED TO PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. 2731480 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X SARAH LOPEZ 8313319051 PO BOX 2227 WATSONVILLE CA 95077 KEVIN MERRILL PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 TOM AMRHEIN TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 ERIN AMARAL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD BIANCHI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN BRAMERS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 APRIL ENGLAND DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TIM FRAHM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DON HORDNESS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RYAN KELLY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DENNIS LEBOW SECRETARY 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOE PEZZINI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RANDY SHARER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH LOPEZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 144755 0 29728 144755 0 29728 1 0 1 0 TETRA TECH INC 3475 E FOOTHILL BLVD STE 300 PASADENA CA 91107 CONSULTING 1662881 MONTEREY BAY ANALYTICAL SERVICES 4 JUSTIN COURT SUITE D MONTEREY CA 93940 CONSULTING 463195 FGL ENVIRONMENTAL 853 CORPORATION STREET SANTA PAULA CA 93060 CONSULTING 184040 3 COOP MONITORING FEES 110000 2139596 2139596 WELL SAMPLE INCOME 110000 779936 779936 2919532 4234 4234 2923766 2919532 0 4234 X 177046 88523 88523 46776 9222 37554 1009 431 578 14520 6200 8320 3644 3644 47195 47195 2598758 2598758 21036 10115 10921 11218 5609 5609 15400 7700 7700 407 407 134 87 47 8856 4428 4428 2945999 2731480 214519 0 294102 1350180 1211268 605502 29420 462209 34697 34697 133 0 800 2900 1535723 2420791 241653 526272 963099 241653 1489371 X 1294070 931420 1294070 931420 1535723 2420791 -22233 -340417 0 X 0 0 0 X 1916717 1360746 1503125 1709571 2919532 9409691 1916717 1360746 1503125 1709571 2919532 9409691 0 0 0 9409691 50 125 1194 93 4234 5696 50 125 1194 93 4234 5696 1916767 1360871 1504319 1709664 2923766 9415387 0.99940 0.99980 0.00060 0.00020 X 19561 19561 0 15136 15136 0 0 X PART X, LINE 2: MANAGEMENT HAS CONSIDERED THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX POSITIONS AND BELIEVES ALL OF THE POSITIONS TAKEN IN FEDERAL AND STATE RETURNS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION. THE ORGANIZATION'S RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY THE FEDERAL AND STATE TAX AUTHORITIES, GENERALLY FOR THREE AND FOUR YEARS, RESPECTIVELY, AFTER THEY ARE FILED. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SARAH LOPEZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 144755 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29728 0 174483 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 CENTRAL COAST WATER QUALITY PRESERVATION (CCWQP) BEGAN OFFERING A NEW SERVICE IN AUGUST 2022 INVOLVING WELL WATER SAMPLING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES THAT ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B LINE 11B EXPLANATION - THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR REVIEWING THE FORM 990 (INCLUDING ALL PERTINENT SCHEDULES) BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUAL STATEMENTS EACH DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH BOARD OF DIRECTORS DELEGATED POWERS SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS SUCH PERSON: A. HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, B. HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, C. HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY, AND D. UNDERSTANDS CCWQP IS CHARITABLE AND IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES. PERIODIC REVIEWS TO ENSURE CCWQP OPERATES IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND DOES NOT ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT COULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS, PERIODIC REVIEWS SHALL BE CONDUCTED. THE PERIODIC REVIEWS SHALL, AT A MINIMUM, INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS: A. WHETHER COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS AND BENEFITS ARE REASONABLE, BASED ON COMPETENT SURVEY INFORMATION AND THE RESULT OF ARM'S LENGTH BARGAINING. B. WHETHER PARTNERSHIPS, JOINT VENTURES, AND ARRANGEMENTS WITH MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS CONFORM TO CCWQP'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 IN AN EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 1.COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT APPROVED IN ADVANCE BY INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF CCWQP'S GOVERNING BODY (BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR A SUBCOMMITTEE THEREOF) THAT IS COMPOSED OF PERSONS WHO DO NOT HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT. 2. BEFORE MAKING THE REASONABLE COMPENSATION DETERMINATION, THE GOVERNING BODY (OR SUBCOMMITTEE THEREOF) RELIED UPON COMPARABILITY DATA (COMPARABILITY DATA THAT INCLUDES COMPENSATION PAID BY COMPARABLE AND SIMILARLY SITUATED ENTITIES) IN DECIDING WHETHER TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION. 3. GOVERNING BODY CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTS THEIR BASIS FOR MAKING ITS REASONABLE COMPENSATION DETERMINATION, AS FOLLOWS: A. TERMS OF THE APPROVED COMPENSATION AND THE DATE APPROVED BY THE BOARD B. MEMBERS OF BOARD PRESENT DURING DEBATE ON THE COMPENSATION AMOUNT AND THOSE WHO VOTED ON IT AND HOW THEY VOTED ON IT C. DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPARABILITY DATA OBTAINED AND RELIED UPON AND HOW SUCH DATA WAS OBTAINED D. ANY ACTIONS BY BOARD MEMBER HAVING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST (E.G. DISCLOSURE OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST; RECUSAL FROM THE DISCUSSION) E. DOCUMENTATION OF THE BASIS FOR THE COMPENSATION DETERMINATION BEFORE THE LATER OF THE NEXT BOARD MEETING OR 60 DAYS AFTER THE FINAL ACTIONS OF THE AUTHORIZED BODY ARE TAKEN IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE INDIVIDUALS WHOSE COMPENSATION IS BEING DISCUSSED NOT BE PRESENT DURING SUCH DISCUSSIONS. THE REASONABLE COMPENSATION DISCUSSION SHOULD BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE BOARD AT LEAST ANNUALLY; THE REASONABLE COMPENSATION BINDER MAINTAINED FOR EACH INSIDER SHOULD ALSO BE PREPARED, OR AT LEAST UPDATED, ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,598,758. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,598,758.