2023-06-28T10:25:15-05:00 2022-12-31 952835976 MACFARLANE FALETTI & CO LLP 3757 STATE STREET SUITE 3B SANTA BARBARA CA 93105 990 2022-01-01 770565183 HEAL THE OCEAN INC HEAL 8059657570 PO BOX 90106 SANTA BARBARA CA 93190 HILLARY HAUSER PRESIDENT 8059657570 2023-06-15 1 HILLARY HAUSER 999009999 0 ANDREW J TRICERRI P01729292 8059664157 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z HILLARY HAUSER PO BOX 90106 SANTA BARBARA CA 93190 957098 0 X WWW.HEALTHEOCEAN.ORG X 1998 CA HEAL THE OCEAN FOCUSES ON WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE - WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS (WWTPS) AND SEPTIC SYSTEMS FOR WHICH WE HIRE CONSULTANTS TO ACCESS STATE GRANT FUNDS TO HELP WWTPS UPGRADE TO RECYCLED WATER PRODUCTION TO LIMIT OCEAN DUMPING, AS WELL AS HELPING WHOLE COMMUNITIES ABANDON SEPTIC SYSTEMS IN ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS. 7 6 6 111 0 0 755623 939705 0 0 456 7257 -14282 -5713 741797 941249 0 1000 0 0 286098 329827 0 0 65419 332787 343802 618885 674629 122912 266620 1150835 1413614 41861 38020 1108974 1375594 X HEAL THE OCEAN FOCUSES ON WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE - SEWERS AND SEPTIC SYSTEMS FOR WHICH WE HIRE CONSULTANTS TO ACCESS STATE GRANT FUNDS TO HELP WWTPS UPGRADE TO RECYCLED WATER PRODUCTION INSTEAD OF OCEAN DUMPING, AS WELL AS HELPING WHOLE COMMUNITIES ABANDON SEPTIC SYSTEMS IN ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS. 0 0 369339 1000 HEAL THE OCEAN HIRES ENGINEERS, EXPERTS, RESEARCHERS AND SCIENTISTS, LAWYERS, GIS MAPPERS AND UNIVERSITY LABORATORIES TO PRODUCE REPORTS AND TO GIVE US TEST RESULTS AS WELL AS BLUEPRINTS FOR UPGRADE OF WWTPS, REMOVAL OF SEPTIC SYSTEMS IN UNSUITABLE PLACES, CLEANUP OF GROUNDWATER AND CONTAMINATED SOILS, AND MORE. WE HAVE FACILITATED STATE GRANTS FOR WASTEWATER FACILITIES TO UPGRADE TO RECYCLED WATER. WE PERFORM COST FEASIBILITY STUDIES FOR A NUMBER OF INFRASTRUCTURE CHANGES THAT CAN BE MADE TO BENEFIT CLEAN WATER, AND THE OCEAN. WE HAVE CONDUCTED DNA TESTS IN WATERSHEDS AND ARE NOW WORKING WITH GIS MAPPERS TO DELINEATE AREAS OF THE CALIFORNIA COAST THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY SEA LEVEL RISE CAUSED BY CLIMATE CHANGE - AND WORK WITH REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARDS THROUGHOUT THE COASTAL REGIONS OF THE STATE TO PREPARE FOR CLEANUP WORK BEFORE THE OCEAN RISES.OUR APPROACH TO SOLVING ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IS UNIQUE IN THAT WE WORK WITH (NOT AGAINST) COUNTIES, CITIES, AGENCIES, WASTEWATER AND WATER DISTRICTS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH MORE SOPHISTICATED TECHNOLOGY TO SOLVE WATER POLLUTION PROBLEMS. WE ACCESS GRANT FUNDS TO HELP PROJECTS THAT IMPROVE OCEAN WATER QUALITY AND TO PROTECT PRECIOUS GROUNDWATER RESOURCES. WE CONTINUE TO HELP HOMEOWNERS TO CONVERT FROM SEPTIC SYSTEMS TO PUBLIC WASTEWATER SYSTEMS. WE CONTINUE TO SERVE ON THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY INTEGRATED REGIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT (IRWM) STEERING COMMITTEE, WHICH WE HAVE BEEN DOING SINCE 2010, AND IN THIS CAPACITY HAVE SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR PROJECTS THAT LEAD TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT UPGRADE AS WELL AS GROUNDWATER PROTECTION.I. SEPTIC SYSTEMS:A) SEPTIC SYSTEM POLLUTION OF GROUNDWATER. BUILDING ON OUR SUCCESS WITH THE RINCON (SOUTH COAST BEACH COMMUNITIES SEPTIC TO SEWER) PROJECT, HEAL THE OCEAN CONTINUES TO WORK ON COASTAL AREAS STILL ON SEPTIC SYSTEMS - PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT IN THE TIMES WE ARE NOW IN WITH SEA LEVEL RISE CAUSED BY CLIMATE CHANGE. WE ALSO WORK ON SEPTIC AREAS OVERLYING IMPORTANT GROUNDWATER BASINS, SUCH AS LOS OLIVOS COMMUNITY, WHICH IS ON TOP OF THE SANTA YNEZ GROUNDWATER BASIN, A MAJOR SOURCE OF DRINKING WATER FOR THE SANTA YNEZ VALLEY.B) SEPTIC TO SEWER:I) BEACH CLUB ROAD SEPTIC-TO-SEWER. BEACH CLUB ROAD IS AN ENCLAVE OF 28 HOMES WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE SOUTH COAST BEACH COMMUNITIES SEPTIC-TO-SEWER PROJECT, LOCATED ON THE OCEAN AND IN A CREEK AREA WITH HIGH GROUNDWATER. SOME HOMEOWNERS HAVE CONNECTED TO THE CARPINTERIA SANITARY DISTRICT SEWER MAIN THAT GOES BY THE BEACH CLUB GATES. MANY HOMEOWNERS INSIDE WANT TO CONNECT TO CSD, BUT SOME DO NOT. HEAL THE OCEAN CONTINUES COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY REGARDING CONVERSION FROM SEPTIC TO SEWER AND WORKS WITH CSD ON AN OUTREACH PLAN TO SET UP INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS WITH CARPINTERIA SANITARY DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES.II) LOS OLIVOS. THIS AREA THAT OVERLIES THE SANTA YNEZ GROUNDWATER BASIN IS HEAVILY POPULATED WITH HOTELS, WINERIES, RESTAURANTS AND PUBLIC FACILITIES, AND IS ON SEPTIC SYSTEMS. IT HAS BEEN CITED AS A "PROBLEM AREA" BY THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. IN 2017, LOS OLIVOS CREATED ITS OWN COMMUNITY SERVICE DISTRICT (CSD) HEAL THE OCEAN IS NOW WORKING WITH THE LOCSD TO SUPPORT ITS EFFORTS TO CONVERT FROM SEPTIC TO SEWER IN THE AREA BY WAY OF CONNECTING THE DISTRICT WITH STATE GRANT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. III) SB CITY POCKETS. HEAL THE OCEAN IS WORKING WITH THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA AND COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA TO FIND METHODS TO TRANSITION SEPTIC SYSTEMS WITHIN HOME ENCLAVES (CALLED CITY "POCKETS"). THE AREAS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE CITY IN ITS WEST END MASTER PLAN, AND HTO KEEPS THIS PLAN VISIBLE, AND IS WORKING WITH THE CITY TO FIND METHODS OF FUNDING/HOMEOWNER FINANCING. II. UPGRADING WASTEWATER TO RECYCLED WATER.HEAL THE OCEAN CONTINUES TO EDUCATE, RESEARCH, ADVOCATE FOR, AND FACILITATE THE FACILITATING THE ADVANCEMENT OF TURNING WASTE(D) WATER INTO RECYCLED WATER. WHEN PROPOSITION 1 FUNDING BECAME AVAILABLE FOR FACILITIES PLANNING GRANTS TO CONVERT WWTPS TO RECYCLED WATER PLANTS, WE APPROACHED NUMBER OF WATER/WASTEWATER DISTRICTS TO PARTICIPATE, AND SUCCEEDED IN GETTING $150,000 PLANNING GRANTS FOR A NUMBER OF DISTRICTS. HEAL THE OCEAN CONDUCTED RESEARCH ON BRINE WASTE AND THE PROBLEMS WITH ITS DISPOSAL. WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THOSE DISTRICTS TODAY, WITH PARTICULAR FOCUS ON THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA.III. GROUNDWATER.A) SCOPE THE COAST. HEAL THE OCEAN HAS ASSEMBLED A STAKEHOLDER GROUP, INCLUDING A GIS EXPERT, TO CREATE A MAP THAT WILL EXAMINE HOW RISING SEAS CAN PUSH LONG-BURIED TOXINS TO THE SURFACE ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST. IN ABOUT 15-20 YEARS, THIS GROUNDWATER - ALONG WITH ANY TOXINS IT COMES INTO CONTACT WITH - COULD BEGIN TO SEEP INTO BASEMENTS OR UNDERNEATH HOUSES AND AEROSOLIZE TOXIC CHEMICALS, VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOCS) IN PARTICULAR, WHICH IS UNHEALTHY FOR RESIDENTS TO BREATHE. THE COASTAL AREAS WHERE THIS PHENOMENON CAN TAKE PLACE ARE USUALLY LOW-INCOME, SO THE ISSUE HAS SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPLICATIONS. HTO'S PROJECT GOAL IS TO WORK WITH CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATORS TO CREATE LEGISLATION THAT REQUIRES COASTAL COMMUNITIES TO ADDRESS THIS CONCERN THROUGH POLICY AND REGULATION OF CONTAMINATED SITES. THE GIS MAP WILL LAYER LAND USE, AQUIFERS, MONITORED WELLS, SEA LEVEL RISE DATA, AND SEWAGE SYSTEMS TO ILLUSTRATE THIS CONTAMINATION THREAT TO THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL ZONE. B) CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER CLEANUP - CITY OF SANTA BARBARA. AS A RESULT OF OUR WORK TO ORGANIZE CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER DATA INTO THE STATE WATER BOARD GEOTRACKER SITE (A 10+-YEAR PROJECT), THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES SITE MITIGATION UNIT (SMU) AND REGIONAL BOARD CONTINUES TO REGULATE THE CLEANUP OF CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER AREAS BENEATH THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA. WE ARE NOTIFIED BY THE SANTA BARBARA CITY AND COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSIONS WHEN A DEVELOPMENT IS PROPOSED FOR SOME OF THESE AREAS, SO THAT WE CAN PRESS FOR CLEANUP BEFORE ANY BUILDING IS PLANNED. C) SEA LEVEL RISE. HEAL THE OCEAN CONTINUED ITS ADVOCACY FOR ADAPTATION PLANS IN SEA LEVEL RISE (CLIMATE CHANGE) PLANNING DOCUMENTS, ILLUSTRATING WITH PHOTOGRAPHS DURING KING TIDES HOW CLOSE THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SHORELINE IS TO FLOODING. AT CITY AND COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSIONS, WE ADVOCATE FOR DISALLOWING BUILDING IN COASTAL ZONES THAT WILL BE FLOODED WITHIN 30 YEARS OR SOONER. FURTHERMORE HEAL THE OCEAN DOCUMENTS KING TIDES IN SANTA BARBARA BECAUSE THEY MAY BE GOOD PREDICTORS FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR SHORELINES AS THE SEA LEVEL RISES DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE.IV. ONSHORE POLLUTIONA) OIL POLLUTION OF SUMMERLAND BEACH. HEAL THE OCEAN HAS WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE CALIFORNIA STATE LANDS COMMISSION (SLC) FOR YEARS IN THE MATTER OF THE SUMMERLAND OIL FIELD, WHERE IMPROPERLY ABANDONED OIL WELLS POLLUTE THE OCEAN AND THE BEACH. HEAL THE OCEAN WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING PASSAGE FOR SB 44, AUTHORED BY FORMER SENATOR HANNAH-BETH JACKSON, TO PROVIDE $2 MILLION PER YEAR FOR THE CLEANUP OF HAZARDS AND ABANDONED WELLS ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST. WE NOW PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO SLC ENGINEERS IN LOCATING WELLHEADS, AND ORGANIZING CAPPING PROJECTS.I) OHLSSON 805 AND DUQUESNE. IN AUGUST 2021 THE OHLSSON 805 BEACH WELL OFF SUMMERLAND BEACH WAS CAPPED SUCCESSFULLY. IN DECEMBER 2021, STATE LANDS COMMISSION RETURNED TO CAP DUQUESNE, ANOTHER BEACH WELL ON THE OPPOSITE END OF SUMMERLAND BEACH. HEAL THE OCEAN PROVIDED TECHNICAL HELP TO SLC CONTRACT-ENGINEERS INTERACT DURING BOTH CAPPINGS AND HTO HAS BEEN HIRED BY SLC FOR POST-PROJECT MONITORING. HTO IS CURRENTLY WORKING WITH SLC AND STATE LEGISLATORS TO EXTEND THE SB 44 FUNDING PROVISION PAST ITS EXPIRATION IN 2026.B) STYROFOAM AND SINGLE USE PLASTIC POLLUTION. HEAL THE OCEAN CONTINUES ITS SUCCESSFUL STYROFOAM RECYCLING PROGRAM WITH MARBORG INDUSTRIES, WHICH HAS ESTABLISHED TWO DROP-OFF FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC TO BRING IN RECYCLABLE STYROFOAM - ONE IN THE LOWER MILPAS STREET AREA, THE OTHER IN GOLETA, AT DAVID LOVE PLACE. MARBORG COLLECTS AND STORES THE LOOSE STYROFOAM IN TRANSPORT BAGS, AND THEN TRANSPORTS THE MATERIAL TO A FACILITY IN MORENO VALLEY THAT PROCESSES THE FOAM TO BE MADE INTO PRODUCTS SUCH AS MIRROR AND PICTURE FRAMES, CROWN MOLDING AND OTHER MATERIALS. HEAL THE OCEAN FUNDS THE TRANSPORTATION OF THIS MATERIAL TO MORENO VALLEY. IN TOTAL, 39,600LBS OF STYROFOAM HAS BEEN DIVERTED FROM THE LANDFILL SINCE JULY 2021. 369339 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 CA X HILLARY HAUSER 8059657570 1430 CHAPALA ST SANTA BARBARA CA 93101 JEAN-MICHEL COUSTEAU BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES VINICK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HEATHER HUDSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM WHITE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS DABNEY TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JONATHAN WYGANT SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HILLARY HAUSER PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 120000 0 35450 120000 0 35450 1 0 1 0 0 215870 723835 11652 939705 2122 2122 11495 6360 5135 5135 5135 0 215870 9489 -9489 -9489 3776 0 3776 3776 941249 3776 0 -2232 X 1000 1000 155450 72000 47450 36000 142176 94710 30017 17449 5617 3742 1186 689 5728 3816 1209 703 20856 20856 50 50 16169 16169 125952 97532 27585 835 32633 12444 11973 8216 18849 403 18017 429 46087 46087 1232 289 943 11652 11652 1593 1593 DIRECT PROGRAM MATERIAL 75491 75491 PRINTING, POSTAGE, AND 7772 6524 219 1029 DUES, FEES, SUBSCRIPTIO 5282 1388 3825 69 RELOCATION EXPENSES 1040 1040 674629 369339 239871 65419 359807 876353 724547 441509 47238 78105 1096 1093 8158 8158 5270 5270 14307 11181 4719 3126 1150835 1413614 41861 38020 41861 38020 X 1108974 1375594 1108974 1375594 1150835 1413614 266620 0 X 0 0 0 X 403035 500079 1015157 755623 928053 3601947 145044 83682 1024 1093 3776 234619 548079 583761 1016181 756716 931829 3836566 10000 7000 10000 150000 150000 327000 0 10000 7000 10000 150000 150000 327000 3509566 630 1692 1275 456 2122 6175 630 1692 1275 456 2122 6175 548709 585453 1017456 757172 933951 3842741 0.91330 0.94720 0.00160 0.00130 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 10884 7758 3126 3423 3423 0 3126 ANNUAL EVENT 215870 215870 9489 215870 215870 9489 9489 -9489 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HILLARY HAUSER PRESIDENT 120000 0 0 0 0 0 30000 0 5450 0 155450 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART III, 4A CONTINUATION OF PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS: IV. ONSHORE POLLUTION C) SANTA BARBARA COUNTY HOMELESS. INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IS WIDELY RECOGNIZED AS A MAJOR SOURCE OF WATER POLLUTION DUE TO LACK OF SANITATION IN THE CAMPS. HEAL THE OCEAN HAS BEEN ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM SINCE 2017. HTO JOINED A FIRE DEPARTMENT TASK FORCE TO WORK OUT SOLUTIONS FOR HOMELESS CAMPS CREATING FIRE HAZARDS. I) INTERACTIVE MAPS OF CAMPS. HARRY RABIN, HEAL THE OCEAN ADVISORY BOARD CONSULTANT, HAS PRODUCED INTERACTIVE GIS MAPS THAT SHOW THE LOCATION OF ALL THE CAMPS FROM SUMMERLAND TO GOLETA, THEREBY KEEPING TRACK OF THE UNSHELTERED POPULATION. HEAL THE OCEAN USES THE SURVEYS TO LOCATE ABANDONED ENCAMPMENTS AND DEBRIS PILES. HTO IS INVOLVED IN REMOVAL OF ABANDONED HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS IN AN EFFORT TO PREVENT HARMFUL AND UNSANITARY DEBRIS FROM REACHING THE OCEAN THROUGH CREEKS AND STORM DRAINS. HEAL THE OCEAN FUNDS MARBORG INDUSTRY FOR REMOVAL OF DEBRIS AND TRASH FROM THESE ENCAMPMENTS. II) CLEANUP OF ABANDONED CAMPS. IN 2021/2022 HTO EXPANDED ITS WORK TO CLEAN OUT ABANDONED HOMELESS CAMPS IN WATERSHED AREAS, AND/OR THE BEACHES OF SOUTH SANTA BARBARA COUNTY. WE WORK WITH MARBORG INDUSTRIES, WHICH PROVIDES MANPOWER AND ROLL OFFS, TO CARRY AWAY THE TRASH AND POLLUTANTS LEFT AT THE CAMPS. THE UNIQUENESS OF THE PROGRAM: HTO HIRES A FORMERLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL, ANDREW VELIKANJE, AND HIS EARTHCOMB CREW, TO DO THE WORK, FOR PAY. THE CLEANUPS ARE OVERSEEN BY HTO FIELD ADVISOR HARRY RABIN. IN JUNE 2022, THIS CREW COORDINATED A MASSIVE CLEANUP OF AN ABANDONED HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT IN LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST, IN WHICH 6.81 TONS OF TRASH WERE REMOVED FROM AN ABANDONED HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT ON FOREST LAND. IN JULY 2022, HTO COLLABORATED WITH MARBORG, THE SANTA BARBARA SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, AND THE SANTA BARBARA POLICE DEPARTMENT TO REMOVE A SPRAWLING HOMELESS BEACH CAMP ON A SOUTH SANTA BARBARA COUNTY BEACH JUST BEFORE UPCOMING HIGH TIDES AND HIGH SURF WOULD HAVE WASHED THE DEBRIS OUT TO SEA. IN SEPTEMBER 2022, USING A DRONE WITH INFRARED CAPABILITIES, RABIN APPROXIMATED 26-30 HOUSELESS INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN THE SANTA YNEZ RIVERBED BASED ON THE APPROXIMATE 11 ENCAMPMENTS SURVEYED WITH 2-3 BEING ABANDONED. HUMAN WASTE BEING DUMPED INTO THE RIVERBED AND DEBRIS IN THE RIVERBED WAS EVIDENT. THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THE WORK - AND THE MAP - IS TO HELP THE UNHOUSED GET THE HELP THEY NEED AND ENSURE REMOVAL OF THE DEBRIS LEFT BEHIND. V. BEACH CLEANUPS: A) COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER CLEANUPS. HEAL THE OCEAN CONTINUES ITS SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM OF FACILITATING LARGE BEACH CLEANUPS ON THE SANTA BARBARA COASTLINE. OUR ORGANIZATION PROVIDES CLEANUP EQUIPMENT (REUSABLE GLOVES, STURDY HORSE FEED BAGS (INSTEAD OF PLASTIC), AND FREE HTO VOLUNTEER T-SHIRTS) TO GROUPS THAT WANT TO CONDUCT BEACH CLEANUPS. THIS RESULTS IN BEACH CLEANING ABOUT ONCE PER MONTH. IN APRIL 2022, HEAL THE OCEAN LED A BEACH CLEANUP WITH THE SANTA BARBARA CAMPUS OF EF INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL, WITH THE ENTIRE STUDENT BODY OF OVER 150 STUDENTS SPREAD ALONG THE COASTLINE FROM GOLETA TO SUMMERLAND, WORKING TO CLEAR THE BEACHES OF TRASH IN HONOR OF EARTH DAY. HEAL THE OCEAN ALSO FUNDS A STREET SWEEPING PROGRAM FOR CHANNEL DRIVE, WHICH PARALLELS THE POPULAR BUTTERFLY BEACH IN MONTECITO, WITH TRASH PICKUP ALONG THE WALKWAY, TO KEEP THIS POLLUTION FROM GETTING ONTO THE BEACH. B) BOAT WRECKAGE CLEANUP. HTO HAS LED THE CLEANUP OF BOAT WRECKS THAT HAVE LANDED ON THE BEACHES IN SOUTH SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, DUE TO THE BOATS BEING IMPROPERLY ANCHORED, AND VERY OFTEN USED BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WHO DON'T MAINTAIN THEM IN RUNNING ORDER. IN FEBRUARY 2022, HEAL THE OCEAN CREATED A DERELICT BOAT TASK FORCE COMPRISED OF CITY AND COUNTY OFFICIALS, MEMBERS OF THE COAST GUARD AND OTHER AGENCIES, TO CREATE A PROGRAM AND PROTOCOL FOR PREVENTING THESE BOAT WRECKS. AGAIN, IN SEPTEMBER 2022, ANOTHER SAILBOAT WASHED ASHORE ONTO EAST BEACH AND HTO FIELD ADVISOR RABIN WAS FIRST ON SCENE TO ENSURE TOXINS SUCH AS FUEL AND OIL WOULD NOT ENTER THE OCEAN. RABIN LOCATED THE VESSEL'S OWNER AND ORCHESTRATED THE REMOVAL OF 40 GALLONS OF DIESEL FUEL BEFORE DEMOLITION OF THE VESSEL THE FOLLOWING MORNING (BY MARBORG INDUSTRIES). ABOUT A WEEK LATER, ANOTHER BOAT WASHED UP ON TO EAST BEACH. IN NOVEMBER 2022, 3 BOATS WASHED ASHORE. AFTER RABIN ENSURED THAT NO TOXIC WASTE OR LIQUIDS WERE LEAKING, HE FACILITATED THE REMOVAL OF EACH BOAT, WORKING ALONGSIDE MAYOR RANDY ROWSE AND MARBORG INDUSTRIES. VI. DOG BAG PROGRAM. A) DOG BAG SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM. HEAL THE OCEAN ANNUALLY RAISES OVER $20,000 TO SEND TO BOTH THE COUNTY AND CITY OF SANTA BARBARA TO PAY FOR COMPOSTABLE DOG BAGS THAT ARE DISPENSED IN COUNTY/CITY DOG BAG DISPENSERS. THIS IS ACHIEVED THROUGH OUR DISPENSER SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM AND FROM DIRECT DONATIONS THROUGH OUR WEBSITE. WE HAVE EXPANDED THE PROGRAM TO INCLUDE NEW LOCATIONS ACROSS THE CITY AND COUNTY, INCLUDING JALAMA BEACH, A POPULAR SURF/CAMPING LOCATION IN THE NORTH COUNTY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE HEAL THE OCEAN BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS A DRAFT OF FORM 990 BEFORE FINALIZED FOR SUBMITTAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND CONFIDENTIALITY POLICY - IF THERE IS CONCERN ABOUT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR THE POSSIBILITY OF A CONFLICT, THE BOARD INVESTIGATES THE ISSUE AND TAKES APPROPRIATE CORRECTIVE ACTION, UP TO AND INCLUDING A REQUEST TO RESIGN OR DISMISSAL FROM THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, 990 AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALL AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANTS AND RESEARCHERS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 97,532. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 25,965. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 835. TOTAL EXPENSES 124,332. ADMIN FEES - 401(K): PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,620. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,620.