2022-10-21T14:17:00-05:00 2021-12-31 814643077 WEYRICH CRONIN & SORRA LLC 20 WIGHT AVENUE SUITE 210 HUNT VALLEY MD 21030 990 2021-01-01 521420138 BLUE WATER BALTIMORE BLUE 4102541577 2631 SISSON STREET BALTIMORE MD 21211 JOHN SAVAGE TREASURER 4102541577 2022-10-21 1 JOHN SAVAGE 999009999 ANGELINE WHITE CPA CCA P00431590 4103396464 2022-10-21 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z JOHN SAVAGE 2631 SISSON STREET BALTIMORE MD 21211 2742397 0 X BLUEWATERBALTIMORE.ORG X 1994 MD TO RESTORE THE QUALITY OF BALTIMORE'S RIVERS, STREAMS AND HARBOR. 21 21 36 1110 0 0 2601950 1799599 407525 375916 29 556 272365 376066 3281869 2552137 0 0 0 0 1370756 1425933 0 0 211182 970841 827953 2341597 2253886 940272 298251 1843404 1955716 351487 165548 1491917 1790168 X TO RESTORE THE QUALITY OF BALTIMORE'S RIVERS, STREAMS AND HARBOR TO FOSTER A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT, A STRONG ECONOMY, AND THRIVING COMMUNITIES. 0 0 201649 NURSERY BLUE WATER BALTIMORE'S HERRING RUN NURSERY GROWS PLANTS, TREES AND SHRUBS NATIVE TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED. THESE PLANTS ARE USED IN RESTORATION PROJECTS, AND SOLD TO RESIDENTS AND WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS. SPECIALTIES OF OUR LANDSCAPING PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDE DESIGNING AND INSTALLING RAIN GARDENS AND LOW MAINTENANCE NATIVE LANDSCAPES TO REDUCE STORM RUNOFF. BLUE WATER BALTIMORE'S HERRING RUN NURSERY GROWS PLANTS, TREES AND SHRUBS NATIVE TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED. THESE PLANTS ARE USED IN RESTORATION PROJECTS AND SOLD TO BOTH RESIDENTS AND WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS. IN 2021, WE WORKED WITH 38 DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS WHO COLLECTIVELY GAVE 750 HOURS OF TIME TO SELL 32,431 NATIVE PLANTS. 437870 WATERSHED RESTORATIONBLUE WATER BALTIMORE'S STORMWATER REDUCTION EFFORTS AIM TO REDUCE THE VOLUME OF RAIN WATER RUNOFF, OR STORMWATER, FLOWING INTO STORM DRAINS AND STREAMS FROM INSTITUTIONAL PROPERTIES, AND IS AN OVERALL EFFORT TO REDUCE FLOODING IN STREAMS, TO REDUCE NUTRIENT, SEDIMENT AND OTHER POLLUTION FROM ENTERING LOCAL STREAMS AND ULTIMATELY THE CHESAPEAKE BAY.IN 2021, WE WORKED WITH MORE THAN 20 PARTNERS INCLUDING CONGREGATIONS, SCHOOLS, NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS AND HOSPITALS TO PLAN AND CONSTRUCT GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS THAT REDUCE AND FILTER STORMWATER RUNOFF. WE MANAGED THE INSTALLATION OF 1 RAIN GARDEN SYSTEM, INSTALLED RAINWATER HARVESTING CISTERNS AND CONSERVATION LANDSCAPING PROJECTS THAT TREAT 0.84 ACRES OF OUR WATERSHED. 553114 GREENINGWE PLANTED OVER 1,025 TREES IN PARKS, SCHOOLS, RESIDENTS AND ALONG NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS AND ALSO GAVE AWAY OVER 959 TREES TO BE PLANTED IN YARDS WITHIN BALTIMORE CITY AND COUNTY. OUR STREET TREE PROGRAM ALSO CUT NEW STREET TREE BEDS AND REMOVED 11,000 SQUARE FEET OF IMPERVIOUS SURFACE IN 3 BALTIMORE CITY NEIGHBORHOODS. 165399 BLUE WATER BALTIMORE MAINTAINS A RIGOROUS LONG-TERM WATER QUALITY MONITORING PROGRAM IN BALTIMORE'S STREAMS, RIVERS, AND HARBOR IN ORDER TO CHARACTERIZE THE HEALTH OF OUR LOCAL WATERWAYS, HOLD POLLUTERS ACCOUNTABLE, AND ADVOCATE FOR STRONGER LAWS FOR CLEAN WATER. IN 2021, WE COLLECTED THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUAL MEASUREMENTS OF WATER HEALTH WHICH WE USED TO DEVELOP REGIONAL WATER QUALITY SCORES FOR OUR ANNUAL REPORT CARD. THE REPORT CARD WAS ISSUED BOTH DIGITALLY AND IN PRINT FORMAT. ALL OF OUR DATA AND THE ANALYSES WE GENERATE ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT BALTIMOREWATERWATCH.ORG. OUR DATA-MAPPING WEBSITE IS AN INVALUABLE TOOL FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS THAT HELPS THEM MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT HOW AND WHEN THEY CAN SAFELY FISH, PADDLE, AND WADE IN OUR LOCAL WATERWAYS. OUR WATERKEEPER TEAM RECEIVED AND RESPONDED TO 97 POLLUTION REPORTS FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH VARIOUS CHANNELS INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA, EMAIL, OUR POLLUTION REPORTING HOTLINE, AND OUR ONLINE POLLUTION REPORTING TOOL. THESE REPORTS RANGED FROM ISSUES SUCH AS EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL VIOLATIONS AT CONSTRUCTION SITES, TO SEWAGE OVERFLOWS AND WATER MAIN BREAKS.IN 2021 WE DETECTED HIGH BACTERIA LEVELS IN THE RIVER NEAR THE PATAPSCO WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT (WWTP) AND REPORTED OUR CONCERNS TO THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT (MDE). BASED UPON FOLLOW-UP INSPECTIONS CONDUCTED BY MDE AND DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS SUBMITTED BY BALTIMORE CITY, WE SUBSEQUENTLY BROUGHT A FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT LAWSUIT AGAINST BALTIMORE CITY FOR SIGNIFICANT PERMIT VIOLATIONS AT BOTH THE PATAPSCO AND BACK RIVER WWTPS. THIS IS AN ACTIVE MATTER THAT WE CONTINUE TO PURSUE. 165399 1358032 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 0 1 36 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MD X X JILL CECIL DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION 4102541577 2631 SISSON STREET BALTIMORE MD 21211 BILL HOWARD CHAIRMAN 3.00 X X 0 0 0 REBECCA PHILLIPS SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN SAVAGE TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ANGUS BURTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE COLDREN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN DETTMANN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 THERESA FURNARI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 YURY GIMBURG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN HEBBEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN LACHAPELLE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL O'LEARY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WALLY PINKARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN RAGSDALE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARLTON SEXTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN SHEA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PHILLIP SPEVAK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES STIERHOFF DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOB SUMMERS PHD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID WEIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANN YASTREMSKI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEOLEOUS A BRIDGES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (3/1 - 12/31) 45.00 X 19240 0 0 JENNIFER AIOSA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (1/1 - 2/28) 45.00 X 57939 0 6967 77179 0 6967 0 0 0 0 0 373129 651233 775237 1799599 SERVICE FEES 900099 375916 375916 375916 556 556 25183 0 25183 25183 25183 69758 2102 67656 67656 463006 188158 274848 274848 OTHER REVENUE 900099 8379 8379 8379 2552137 659143 0 93395 X 77179 55090 12278 9811 1103514 787695 175545 140274 145849 89022 46148 10679 99391 38519 42861 18011 3640 3640 14000 14000 273367 114669 156474 2224 4762 219 2831 1712 6019 2447 3526 46 123010 7500 115510 10573 4718 4827 1028 21284 13383 3228 4673 21331 14291 5546 1494 37032 4732 32300 SUPPLIES - OTHER 189822 156065 32948 809 VEHICLE EXPENSE 57964 48508 9456 0 UTILITIES 31096 10598 18978 1520 BUSINESS EXPENSES 19515 3715 627 15173 14538 3221 7589 3728 2253886 1358032 684672 211182 1267826 1257002 472381 611062 16274 17014 34194 19695 309165 259077 52631 50088 98 855 1843404 1955716 299644 127938 2500 2500 13216 17047 36127 18063 351487 165548 X 737236 1308931 754681 481237 1491917 1790168 1843404 1955716 298251 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2801170 1751024 1670586 2601950 1799599 10624329 2801170 1751024 1670586 2601950 1799599 10624329 10624329 2 83467 39980 26563 25739 175751 2156927 805916 677220 838922 4478985 15279065 805916 0.69540 0.77210 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 619 0 0 619 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: LOBBYING ACTIVITIES FOR 19-0159R INVESTIGATIVE HEARING - BUILDING BACKUPS OF UNTREATED SEWAGE, 17-0014R STORMWATER REMEDIATION FEE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, AND 20-0546 NATURAL RESOURCES - FOREST AND TREE CONSERVATION. X X 1 3.70 1 0 53590 25455 28135 123516 101563 21953 132059 132059 0 50088 DEFERRED PAYROLL TAXES 18063 18063 2915395 172998 190260 363258 2552137 0 2552137 2617144 172998 190260 363258 2253886 0 2253886 PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENTS 2,102. RAINBARREL AND TREE SALES 188,158. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENTS 2,102. RAINBARREL & TREE SALES 188,158. BLUE WATER BASH 69758 69758 2102 69758 69758 2102 2102 67656 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD REVIEWS A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 AT A BOARD MEETING BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONDUCTS A PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THEN VOTES ON THE COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROGRAM CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 22,941. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 33,055. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 431. TOTAL EXPENSES 56,427. TEMPORARY HELP - CONTRACT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 22,901. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 32,999. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 431. TOTAL EXPENSES 56,331. PROJECT MATERIAL REMOVAL: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,247. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,797. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 23. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,067. OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 62,093. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 80,716. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,236. TOTAL EXPENSES 144,045. LAB SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 4,954. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 7,138. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 93. TOTAL EXPENSES 12,185. GRAPHIC DESIGN FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 533. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 769. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 10. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,312. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT CHANGE ITS SELECTION OR OVERSIGHT PROCESS DURING THE YEAR.