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THESE PROJECTS ARE FUNDED, IN PART, BY THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY UNDER SECTION 319 OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT AND ADMINISTERED BY THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION NONPOINT SOURCE (NPS) PROGRAM. PROJECTS INCLUDE PERFORMING WATERSHED SURVEYS, PRESENTING EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS ON WATER QUALITY, PREPARING WATERSHED BASED PLANS, AND DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMPS) FOR GRAVEL ROADS AND OTHER LAND USE ACTIVITIES WHERE EROSION IS AN ISSUE. WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, PRIVATE LANDOWNERS AND LOCAL TOWNS, THIS PROGRAM HAS ALREADY BROUGHT IN MORE THAN 1.14 MILLION OF FEDERAL GRANTS TO THE BELGRADE LAKES REGION TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY BY IMPROVING EROSION CONTROL ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ROADS THROUGHOUT THE WATERSHED, AND BY PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THE EAST POND ALUM TREATMENT. THIS FEDERAL FUNDING HAS LEVERAGED ADDITIONAL LOCAL, TOWN, AND FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTIONS OF MORE THAN 1.7 MILLION FOR EROSION CONTROL PROJECTS. 231812 213285 THE 7 LAKES ALLIANCE MILFOIL PROGRAM PROTECTS AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS AND THE PUBLIC ENJOYMENT OF THE LAKES IN THE BELGRADE LAKES WATERSHED BY PREVENTING AND MITIGATING THE SPREAD OF INVASIVE AQUATIC PLANTS. 7 LAKES ALLIANCE PLACES BOTH PAID AND VOLUNTEER COURTESY BOAT INSPECTORS AT PUBLIC BOAT LAUNCHES TO CHECK FOR PLANT FRAGMENTS ON BOATS ENTERING AND LEAVING LAKES, AND EDUCATES BOATERS ABOUT THE THREAT POSED BY INVASIVE AQUATIC PLANTS. 7 LAKES ALLIANCE ALSO ORGANIZES INVASIVE PLANT PATROLS TO SEARCH FOR INVASIVE PLANTS THAT MAY BECOME ESTABLISHED IN AT-RISK AREAS. IN 2018, 7 LAKES ALLIANCE EMPLOYED 20 PART-TIME WORKERS AND 15 VOLUNTEERS TO PROVIDE 5,472 HOURS OF COVERAGE, AND INSPECTED 9,476 BOATS ON 5 PUBLIC BOAT RAMPS AND 1 PRIVATE LAUNCH THAT AFFECTS PUBLIC WATERS. IN 2010, VARIABLE MILFOIL WAS FOUND GROWING IN THE GREAT MEADOW STREAM THAT RUNS BETWEEN NORTH POND AND GREAT POND. DURING THE SUMMER OF 2018, 7 LAKES ALLIANCE WORKED TO MITIGATE THE VARIABLE MILFOIL INFESTATION AND PULLED APPROXIMATELY 16,808 GALLONS OF VARIABLE MILFOIL, WHILE EMPLOYING 7 SUMMER STAFF. 91264 71551 THE 7 LAKES ALLIANCE YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS GOAL IS TO PROTECT THE WATER QUALITY OF THE BELGRADE LAKES WATERSHED FROM DEGRADATION DUE TO THE IMPACT OF DEVELOPED AREAS WITHIN THE WATERSHED. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, THE YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS EMPLOYED 12 LOCAL STUDENTS TO COMPLETE EROSION CONTROL PROJECTS IN THE BELGRADE LAKES WATERSHED, REDUCING THE INPUT OF SEDIMENT, PHOSPHORUS, AND OTHER POLLUTANTS INTO THE LAKES. TYPICAL PROJECTS INCLUDE SHORELINE RIPRAP, BARE SOIL STABILIZATION, BUFFER PLANTINGS, INFILTRATION STRUCTURES, RAIN GARDENS, AND RUNOFF DIVERSION. PROJECTS ARE COMPLETED PRIMARILY ON PRIVATELY-OWNED PROPERTY AROUND THE LAKES, AND HOMEOWNERS PAID FOR THE COST OF MATERIALS USED. THE COST OF PLANNING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND LABOR IS PAID FOR BY DONATIONS FROM AREA LAKE ASSOCIATIONS, MUNICIPALITIES, BUSINESSES AND PRIVATE DONORS. IN 2018, THE 7 LAKES ALLIANCE YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS PROGRAM COMPLETED 80 EROSION CONTROL PROJECTS IN THE BELGRADE LAKES WATERSHED. 187024 145610 OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: LAND STEWARDSHIP - A GROUP OF DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF PROTECT CONSERVATION PROPERTIES THROUGH CONTINUOUS MONITORING AND TRAIL MAINTENANCE. LAND CONSERVATION - 7 LAKES ALLIANCE WORKS TO IDENTIFY AND PERMANENTLY CONSERVE - EITHER THROUGH THE PURCHASE OF THE LAND OR THROUGH CONSERVATION EASEMENT - LANDS THAT PROVIDE HIGH VALUE HABITAT, RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND WATER QUALITY PROTECTION. LAKE SCIENCE PROGRAM - TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE DRIVERS OF WATER QUALITY IN THE BELGRADE WATERSHED, THE 7 LAKES ALLIANCE, IN ASSOCIATION WITH COLBY COLLEGE AND SURROUNDING LAKE ASSOCIATIONS, CONDUCTS WATER QUALITY MONITORING ON ALL SEVEN OF THE BELGRADE LAKES. UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF OUR SCIENCE DIRECTOR, DANIELLE WAIN, COLBY STUDENTS, 7 LAKES ALLIANCE STAFF, AND VOLUNTEERS ROUTINELY MEASURE TEMPERATURE AND OXYGEN PROFILES, SECCHI DISK DEPTH, AND ALGAL SPECIES COMPOSITION (USING A FLOWCAM) TO ASSESS THE QUALITY OF THE LAKES. 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SECURED TOWN FUNDING IN BELGRADE, ROME, OAKLAND, SMITHFIELD, AND SIDNEY. SUPPORTED STATE LEGISLATION THAT AFFECTS LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION. false false X X X 16 1289.00 1 1 true 384.00 53594 198948 11389 -4308 18420 1379 186230 237147 6812 40770 85000 781 198948 344918 28476 135234 1014 237146 395472 10492 778 60000 1824 344918 360214 47448 27068 38000 1258 395472 0.63490 0.36510 false false 2013325 2013325 333506 11117 322389 19095 15276 3819 2339533 1920101 1920101 1920101 2020486 2020486 2020486 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 5 7 LAKES ALLIANCE CONSERVATION EASEMENT MONITORING POLICY: EVERY PARCEL ON WHICH 7 LAKES ALLIANCE HOLDS AN EASEMENT WILL BE MONITORED AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR. MONITORING WILL BE DONE BY 7 LAKES ALLIANCE STAFF OR TRAINED VOLUNTEERS. THE MONITOR WILL FOLLOW ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES AND WILL THOROUGHLY DOCUMENT THE RESULT OF THE MONITORING VISIT. MONITORING REPORT FORM WILL BE KEPT ON FILE AT THE 7 LAKES ALLIANCE OFFICE. WHENEVER A NEW CONSERVATION EASEMENT IS ACQUIRED, THE STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE WILL, WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF THE EASEMENT SIGNING, CONSIDER THE MONITORING REQUIREMENTS OF THE EASEMENT, ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE MONITORING SCHEDULE, AND APPOINT MONITOR FOR THE PROPERTY. WHEN A LANDOWNER EXERCISES RESERVED RIGHTS REQUIRING NOTIFICATION OF 7 LAKES ALLIANCE, ONE OR MORE ADDITIONAL MONITORING VISITS WILL BE MADE TO ENSURE THAT THE ACTIVITIES ARE CARRIED OUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EASEMENT. THE LANDOWNER WILL BE INFORMED IN ADVANCE OF ALL MONITORING VISITS AND INVITED TO ATTEND. FOLLOWING THE VISIT, THE OWNER WILL BE INFORMED IN WRITING OF THE RESULTS OF THE VISIT, WHETHER THEY WERE PRESENT OR NOT. THE PERSON CONDUCTING AN OFFICIAL MONITORING VISIT ON AN EASEMENT MAY NOT BE THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY. WHENEVER POSSIBLE, THE SAME PERSON WILL MONITOR AN EASEMENT FROM YEAR TO YEAR. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 9 7 LAKES ALLIANCE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE VALUED USING THE ZERO VALUATION METHOD. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 THE PURPOSE OF THE 7 LAKES ALLIANCE ENDOWMENT FUND IS TO FUND THE LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT OF 7 LAKES ALLIANCE FEE LANDS AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. THE PURPOSE OF THE 7 LAKES ALLIANCE LEGAL DEFENSE FUND IS TO FUND LEGAL DEFENSE OF 7 LAKES ALLIANCE FEE LANDS AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. THE YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS ACCOUNT PROVIDES ANNUAL OPERATING FUNDS TO THAT PROGRAM. X CONSERVATION EA 1 ZERO VALUATION METHOD false false false FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE 7 LAKES ALLIANCE WATERSHED PROGRAM CONDUCTS PROJECTS TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY THROUGHOUT THE WATERSHED. THESE PROJECTS ARE FUNDED, IN PART, BY THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY UNDER SECTION 319 OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT AND ADMINISTERED BY THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION NONPOINT SOURCE (NPS) PROGRAM. PROJECTS INCLUDE PERFORMING WATERSHED SURVEYS, PRESENTING EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS ON WATER QUALITY, PREPARING WATERSHED BASED PLANS, AND DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMPS) FOR GRAVEL ROADS AND OTHER LAND USE ACTIVITIES WHERE EROSION IS AN ISSUE. WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, PRIVATE LANDOWNERS AND LOCAL TOWNS, THIS PROGRAM HAS ALREADY BROUGHT IN MORE THAN 1.14 MILLION OF FEDERAL GRANTS TO THE BELGRADE LAKES REGION TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY BY IMPROVING EROSION CONTROL ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ROADS THROUGHOUT THE WATERSHED, AND BY PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THE EAST POND ALUM TREATMENT. THIS FEDERAL FUNDING HAS LEVERAGED ADDITIONAL LOCAL, TOWN, AND FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTIONS OF MORE THAN 1.7 MILLION FOR EROSION CONTROL PROJECTS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B THE 7 LAKES ALLIANCE MILFOIL PROGRAM PROTECTS AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS AND THE PUBLIC ENJOYMENT OF THE LAKES IN THE BELGRADE LAKES WATERSHED BY PREVENTING AND MITIGATING THE SPREAD OF INVASIVE AQUATIC PLANTS. 7 LAKES ALLIANCE PLACES BOTH PAID AND VOLUNTEER COURTESY BOAT INSPECTORS AT PUBLIC BOAT LAUNCHES TO CHECK FOR PLANT FRAGMENTS ON BOATS ENTERING AND LEAVING LAKES, AND EDUCATES BOATERS ABOUT THE THREAT POSED BY INVASIVE AQUATIC PLANTS. 7 LAKES ALLIANCE ALSO ORGANIZES INVASIVE PLANT PATROLS TO SEARCH FOR INVASIVE PLANTS THAT MAY BECOME ESTABLISHED IN AT-RISK AREAS. IN 2018, 7 LAKES ALLIANCE EMPLOYED 20 PART-TIME WORKERS AND 15 VOLUNTEERS TO PROVIDE 5,472 HOURS OF COVERAGE, AND INSPECTED 9,476 BOATS ON 5 PUBLIC BOAT RAMPS AND 1 PRIVATE LAUNCH THAT AFFECTS PUBLIC WATERS. IN 2010, VARIABLE MILFOIL WAS FOUND GROWING IN THE GREAT MEADOW STREAM THAT RUNS BETWEEN NORTH POND AND GREAT POND. DURING THE SUMMER OF 2018, 7 LAKES ALLIANCE WORKED TO MITIGATE THE VARIABLE MILFOIL INFESTATION AND PULLED APPROXIMATELY 16,808 GALLONS OF VARIABLE MILFOIL, WHILE EMPLOYING 7 SUMMER STAFF. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C THE 7 LAKES ALLIANCE YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS GOAL IS TO PROTECT THE WATER QUALITY OF THE BELGRADE LAKES WATERSHED FROM DEGRADATION DUE TO THE IMPACT OF DEVELOPED AREAS WITHIN THE WATERSHED. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, THE YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS EMPLOYED 12 LOCAL STUDENTS TO COMPLETE EROSION CONTROL PROJECTS IN THE BELGRADE LAKES WATERSHED, REDUCING THE INPUT OF SEDIMENT, PHOSPHORUS, AND OTHER POLLUTANTS INTO THE LAKES. TYPICAL PROJECTS INCLUDE SHORELINE RIPRAP, BARE SOIL STABILIZATION, BUFFER PLANTINGS, INFILTRATION STRUCTURES, RAIN GARDENS, AND RUNOFF DIVERSION. PROJECTS ARE COMPLETED PRIMARILY ON PRIVATELY-OWNED PROPERTY AROUND THE LAKES, AND HOMEOWNERS PAID FOR THE COST OF MATERIALS USED. THE COST OF PLANNING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND LABOR IS PAID FOR BY DONATIONS FROM AREA LAKE ASSOCIATIONS, MUNICIPALITIES, BUSINESSES AND PRIVATE DONORS. IN 2018, THE 7 LAKES ALLIANCE YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS PROGRAM COMPLETED 80 EROSION CONTROL PROJECTS IN THE BELGRADE LAKES WATERSHED. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: LAND STEWARDSHIP - A GROUP OF DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF PROTECT CONSERVATION PROPERTIES THROUGH CONTINUOUS MONITORING AND TRAIL MAINTENANCE. LAND CONSERVATION - 7 LAKES ALLIANCE WORKS TO IDENTIFY AND PERMANENTLY CONSERVE - EITHER THROUGH THE PURCHASE OF THE LAND OR THROUGH CONSERVATION EASEMENT - LANDS THAT PROVIDE HIGH VALUE HABITAT, RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND WATER QUALITY PROTECTION. LAKE SCIENCE PROGRAM - TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE DRIVERS OF WATER QUALITY IN THE BELGRADE WATERSHED, THE 7 LAKES ALLIANCE, IN ASSOCIATION WITH COLBY COLLEGE AND SURROUNDING LAKE ASSOCIATIONS, CONDUCTS WATER QUALITY MONITORING ON ALL SEVEN OF THE BELGRADE LAKES. UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF OUR SCIENCE DIRECTOR, DANIELLE WAIN, COLBY STUDENTS, 7 LAKES ALLIANCE STAFF, AND VOLUNTEERS ROUTINELY MEASURE TEMPERATURE AND OXYGEN PROFILES, SECCHI DISK DEPTH, AND ALGAL SPECIES COMPOSITION (USING A FLOWCAM) TO ASSESS THE QUALITY OF THE LAKES. MISCELLANEOUS ASSISTANCE - TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO VARIOUS LOCAL LAKES ASSOCIATIONS AND TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 4 BYLAWS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 ORGANIZED WITH MEMBERS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS WHO HAD THE POWER TO ELECT OR APPOINT ONE OR MORE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B GOVERNANCE DECISIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY MEMBERS OTHER THAN THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 REVIEW PROCESS INCLUDES REVIEW BY THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, THE TREASURER, THE OFFICE MANAGER, AND THE BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C 7 LAKES ALLIANCE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS SEMI-ANNUALLY REVIEWED AT THE APRIL AND OCTOBER BOARD MEETINGS. ALSO, WHEN ISSUES ARISE DURING BOARD MEETINGS, WHERE VOTING IS REQUIRED THAT MAY INVOLVE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, BOARD MEMBERS ABSTAIN. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S COMPENSATION WAS CONDUCTED BY A PROFESSIONAL SEARCH FIRM IN 2018, INCLUDED A REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD, AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE PERFORMED ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 7 LAKES ALLIANCE MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THE BY-LAWS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE MEMBERS UPON REQUEST AND DISTRIBUTED PRIOR TO ANY PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS WRITTEN IN THE 7 LAKES ALLIANCE'S BOARD MANUAL AND AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. THE 7 LAKES ALLIANCE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND 990 ARE AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC AT GUIDESTAR WEBSITE AND THE 7 LAKES ALLIANCE 'S OFFICE. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 1,104,693 9,071 119,927