2020-04-10T10:16:18-05:00 2019-12-31 952835976 MACFARLANE FALETTI & CO LLP 115 E MICHELTORENA ST 200 SANTA BARBARA CA 93101 990 2019-01-01 770565183 HEAL THE OCEAN INC HEAL 8059657570 PO BOX 90106 SANTA BARBARA CA 93190 HILLARY HAUSER PRESIDENT 8059657570 2020-03-28 1 TRAVIS J WILSON P00544237 8059664157 64.88.174.3 2020-03-28 15:54:39 PD P F61531D62E64078114A1E46C882D3C1EFFC0D9D3 D87B57E4268AA80E88377616D48BE71DE76479B1 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z HILLARY HAUSER PO BOX 90106 SANTA BARBARA CA 93190 585453 0 X WWW.HEALTHEOCEAN.ORG X 1998 CA HEAL THE OCEAN FOCUSES ON WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE - WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS (WWTPS), SEPTIC SYSTEMS, AND LANDFILL REDUCTION (RECYCLING) 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 HELP WHOLE COMMUNITIES ABANDON SEPTIC SYSTEMS IN ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS. 6 5 5 111 0 0 403035 500079 0 0 630 1692 74333 28204 477998 529975 0 0 0 0 213025 228049 0 0 36498 179401 201797 392426 429846 85572 100129 394775 510542 7291 22929 387484 487613 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 HELP WHOLE COMMUNITIES ABANDON SEPTIC SYSTEMS IN INAPPROPRIATE AREAS(NEXT TO CREEKS OR IN: COASTAL, AREAS OF HIGH GROUNDWATER, ON TOP OF GROUNDWATER BASINS). 0 0 239018 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 WWTPS. WE HAVE FACILITATED STATE GRANTS FOR WASTEWATER FACILITIES TO UPGRADE TO RECYCLED WATER. WE PERFORM COST FEASIBILITY STUDIES FOR UPGRADED WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT METHODS. WE HAVE CONDUCTED DNA TESTS IN WATERSHEDS AND HAVE COORDINATED WITH UNIVERSITY (UCSB BREN SCHOOL) MICROBIOLOGY LABS. WE WORK WITH CITY, COUNTY AND STATE AGENCIES TO INITIATE NEW PROGRAMS OF WASTEWATER UPGRADE, SEPTIC SYSTEM REGULATIONS, AND RECYCLING OF LANDFILL MATERIALS.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. WE ADVOCATE FOR RATE INCREASES WHERE NEEDED, AND ALSO ACCESS STATE FUNDS TO HELP UPGRADE WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE AND/OR HELP HOMEOWNERS TO CONVERT FROM SEPTIC SYSTEMS TO PUBLIC WASTEWATER SYSTEMS. WE HAVE SERVED ON THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY INTEGRATED REGIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN (IRWM) STEERING COMMITTEE SINCE 2010, AND IN THIS CAPACITY HAVE SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR PROJECTS THAT LEAD TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT UPGRADE.I. SEPTIC SYSTEMS:1) SOUTH COAST BEACHES COMMUNITY SEWER PROJECT. IN 2019 HEAL THE OCEAN WAS SUCCESSFUL IN PULLING IN THE LAST 3 SEPTIC SYSTEMS HOLDOUTS IN THE RINCON COMMUNITY WHO HAD NOT CONNECTED TO THE PUBLIC SEWER BUILT AS PART OF THE SOUTH COAST BEACH COMMUNITIES SEPTIC-TO-SEWER PROJECT, WHICH, WHEN FINISHED ON SEPT. 4, 2014, RESULTED IN 7 MILES OF BEACH (172 HOMES) BEING RID OF SEPTIC SYSTEMS IN AREAS OF SAND AND HIGH GROUNDWATER. THE 3 PARCELS ARE ON THE VENTURA COUNTY SIDE OF THE RINCON, SO HEAL THE OCEAN CONTACTED THE LOS ANGELES REGIONAL BOARD (REGION 1) WHICH HAS JURISDICTION OVER WATER BODIES IN VENTURA. AFTER URGING THE LOS ANGELES REGIONAL BOARD TO TAKE ACTION, THE BOARD ISSUED A "REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT REPORT OF WASTE DISCHARGE OR TECHNICAL REPORT FOR CONNECTING TO MUNICIPAL SANITARY SEWER FOR THE SEPTIC SYSTEM AND RESIDENCE" AT RINCON. IN 2019, THE FINAL THREE HOMES CONNECTED TO THE PUBLIC SEWER AS A RESULT OF THIS BOARD ORDER.2) TMDL WAIVERS. THE STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD GAVE NOTICE TO HEAL THE OCEAN IN FEBRUARY 2018 THAT IT WAS PLANNING TO APPROVE 5-YEAR WAIVERS & TMDL (TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD) LIST AMENDMENTS TO EXTEND TIMELINES FOR CORRECTIVE ACTIONS AS OUTLINED IN THE REGULATIONS UNDER AB 885, THE SEPTIC SYSTEM LAW AUTHORED BY THEN-ASSEMBLYWOMAN HANNAH-BETH JACKSON IN 2000. THE REGULATIONS UNDER AB 885 WERE FOUGHT FOR BY HEAL THE OCEAN AND HEAL THE BAY IN 2012. ON APRIL 5, 2018, OUR TWO ORGANIZATIONS REGISTERED OUR OBJECTIONS TO MANY OF THE PROPOSED NEW DEADLINES FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR SEPTIC SYSTEMS OPERATING IN WATERS IDENTIFIED AS POLLUTED FROM ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM (OWTS). ON FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2018, JUST FOUR DAYS BEFORE THE STATE BOARD HEARING ON APRIL 17, WE RECEIVED AN ENTIRELY NEW STAFF REPORT THAT INCORPORATED CHANGES THAT ADDRESSED NEARLY ALL OUR CONCERNS. HEAL THE OCEAN IS STILL CARRYING ON WITH THIS WORK - THROUGHOU 2019 AND PRESENT.3) 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. THOSE HOMEOWNERS PULLED BACK FROM THE BIGGER PROJECT WHEN LEGAL FIGHTS BROKE OUT, BUT WERE STILL INCLUDED IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS, AND AS SUCH, ARE STILL COVERED BY CEQA IF THEY WERE TO HOOK UP TO THE PUBLIC SEWER SYSTEM. IN 2019 HEAL THE OCEAN RESUMED COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY REGARDING CONVERSION FROM SEPTIC TO SEWER. HEAL THE OCEAN HAS DEVELOPED AN OUTREACH PLAN TO COMMUNICATE THE HOMEOWNERS AND WORKING TO SET UP INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS WITH THE CARPINTARIA SANITARY DISTRICT.4) SANTA YNEZ HORIZON/STADIUM SEPTIC-TO-SEWER PROJECT. IN 2017 HEAL THE OCEAN HIRED DUDEK ENVIRONMENTAL TO SUBMIT A PROJECT PROPOSAL TO THE STATE FOR A LOW-INTEREST REVOLVING LOAN TO HELP PAY FOR A $6 MILLION SEPTIC-TO-SEWER PROJECT FOR 450+ HOMES OVERLYING A GROUNDWATER BASIN USED FOR DRINKING WATER. IN 2018, MANY HOMEOWNERS CONNECTED TO PUBLIC SEWER SYSTEM. IN 2019, HEAL THE OCEAN CARRIED ON WITH THIS WORK, BECAUSE THERE ARE HOMEOWNERS STILL UNCONNECTED.II. UPGRADING WASTEWATER TO RECYCLED WATER:IN 2019, HEAL THE OCEAN CONTINUED EDUCATING, RESEARCHING, ADVOCATING AND FACILITATING THE ADVANCEMENT OF TURNING WASTE(D) WATER INTO RECYCLED WATER. IN 2014, WHEN PROPOSITION 1 FUNDING BECAME AVAILABLE FOR FACILITIES PLANNING GRANTS TO CONVERT WWTPS TO RECYCLED WATER PLANTS, WE APPROACHED THE FOLLOWING WATER/WASTEWATER DISTRICTS TO PARTICIPATE: A) GOLETA POTABLE REUSE FACILITIES PLAN: HEAL THE OCEAN HELPED ESTABLISH A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN GOLETA WATER DISTRICT (GWD), GOLETA SANITARY DISTRICT TO WORK WITH RMC WATER & ENVIRONMENT, SANTA MONICA, TO DEVELOP A GRANT APPLICATION FOR A POTABLE REUSE FACILITIES PLAN. THE GOLETA DRAFT PLAN WAS FINISHED IN MAY 2017, WENT THROUGH PUBLIC REVIEW IN JUNE. WHEN COMPLETED, THE PROJECT WILL ADD 2,000 ACRE FEET PER YEAR OF "DROUGHT-PROOF" WATER SUPPLY TO GOLETA. B) SANTA YNEZ RECYCLED WATER FACILITIES PLAN: HEAL THE OCEAN ALSO BROUGHT RMC WATER CONSULTANTS TO THE SANTA YNEZ COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT (SYCSD) TO HELP THE DISTRICT SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR A FACILITIES PLANNING GRANT FOR A RECYCLED WATER FACILITY. THE PLAN WAS FINISHED IN FEBRUARY 2017 AND HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD. AS OF 2019 THIS PLAN HAS STILL NOT BEEN ACTED ON, BUT IS VIABLE. HEAL THE OCEAN CONTINUES TO WORK AS IT CAN IN THE SANTA YNEZ BASIN AREA. IN ADDITION HEAL THE OCEAN FUNDED A $30,000 GROUNDWATER REPORT FOR THE SANTA YNEZ GROUNDWATER BASIN, THE REPORT DONE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD. THE OBJECT OF THE REPORT IS TO SHOW THE IMPACT OF SEPTIC SYSTEMS ON THE GROUNDWATER BASIN. C) CITY OF SANTA BARBARA ONE WATER: CITY OF SANTA BARBARA APPEALED TO HEAL THE OCEAN IN 2017 FOR HELP WITH EDUCATION OF BOTH PUBLIC AND CITY COUNCIL ON THE CONCEPT OF "ONE WATER" - A PLAN TO UPGRADE ITS RECYCLED WATER PLANT TO HIGHEST PROCESSING LEVEL, PIPED TO LAURO RESERVOIR TO BE MIXED WITH DESALINATED WATER, AS WELL AS OTHER WATER SOURCES (CACHUMA), THEN THE ONE-WATER MIX WOULD BE TREATED IN THE DECATUR WATER TREATMENT PLANT FOR DISTRIBUTION THROUGHOUT THE CITY. IN 2018 HEAL THE OCEAN APPROACHED THE CITY WATER COMMISSION WITH THE IDEA OF RENAMING THE EL ESTERO WASTEWATER PLANT TO REFLECT ITS ROLE AS A WATER RESOURCES FACILITY. IN EARLY 2019 EL ESTERO WWTP WAS RENAMED EL ESTERO WATER RESOURCE CENTER. THIS DEMONSTRATES TO THE COMMUNITY THAT THE WASTEWATER PLANT IS A FOCAL POINT IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FOR SANTA BARBARA. D) MONTECITO SANITARY DISTRICT. HEAL THE OCEAN APPEARED BEFORE A BOARD MEETING OF THE MONTECITO SANITARY DISTRICT IN 2014 TO LEND 100% SUPPORT FOR THE DISTRICT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A RECYCLED WATER PROJECT THAT WILL INSTALL ON MSD PROPERTY A MICRO PULSE FLOW REVERSE OSMOSIS SKID. IDE TECHNOLOGY, BUILDER OF DESALINATION PLANTS AND OTHER INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATIONS AROUND THE WORLD (AND WHICH REBUILT THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA'S CHARLES E. MEYER DESALINATION PLANT) - WILL BUILD THE MSD PROJECT, WHICH, WHEN FINISHED, WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 6,400 GALLONS PER DAY OF TITLE 22+ RECYCLED WATER FOR ONSITE REUSE BY THE DISTRICT. TITLE 22 "PLUS" IS A BETTER QUALITY THAN STANDARD "PURPLE PIPE" WATER, AND MSD PLANS TO TEST THE WATER ON LANDSCAPING - FLOWERS, LAWNS, HEDGES - AT THE SANTA BARBARA CEMETERY. HEAL THE OCEAN HAS WORKED FOR YEARS ON WAYS TO HELP MSD GET TOGETHER WITH MONTECITO WATER DISTRICT ON A JOINT STATE-SUPPORTED PROJECT TO UPGRADE THE MSD WASTEWATER PLANT TO A RECYCLED WATER PLANT, TO PRODUCE WATER FOR IRRIGATION (AND THEREBY SAVING HUNDREDS OF GALLONS OF POTABLE WATER FOR ITS INTENDED USE). 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UPGRADING WASTEWATER TO RECYCLED WATER: E) COASTAL WASTEWATER DISCHARGE. HEAL THE OCEAN RELEASED A STUDY OF COASTAL WASTEWATER DISCHARGES IN SEPTEMBER 2018. THE INVENTORY OF MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER DISCHARGES TO CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATER BODIES, AN ONLINE INTERACTIVE STUDY THAT DOCUMENTS THE 417 BILLION GALLONS OF TREATED MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER DISCHARGED AT FIFTY-SEVEN COASTAL LOCATIONS. THE STUDY, LED BY PROJECT MANAGER JAMES HAWKINS, MPP, INVOLVED A MULTIYEAR EFFORT TO COLLECT, REVIEW, AND ANALYZE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATA TO DETERMINE THE TOTAL VOLUME OF TREATED MUNICIPAL EFFLUENT DISCHARGED TO CALIFORNIA'S COASTAL WATER BODIES. HEAL THE OCEAN ESTIMATES THAT THE REUSE OF 85 PERCENT OF THESE COASTAL DISCHARGES COULD MEET ALMOST 30 PERCENT OF WATER NEEDS FOR CALIFORNIA'S COASTAL CITIES. IN THE SPIRIT OF TRANSPARENCY AND TO HELP ADVANCE THE STATE'S WATER POLICY EFFORTS, HEAL THE OCEAN RELEASED ITS DATABASE OF DISCHARGERS AND FLOW DATA THAT FORMS THE BASIS OF THE STUDY. D) BRINE WASTE. IN 2017 HEAL THE OCEAN PUBLISHED A WHITE PAPER ON BRINE WASTE ("ISSUES, DISPOSAL, AND REDUCTION") WHICH LAYS OUT THE BIGGEST PROBLEM OF 100% RECYCLING - THE LEFTOVER SLUDGE FROM DESALINATION AND WATER RECYCLING. THE BRINE WASTE PAPER PRESENTS INFORMATION ON HOW BRINE WASTE IS CREATED AND THE PROBLEMS OF DISPOSAL, AND ALSO TELLS HOW HOMEOWNERS CAN DO THEIR PART TO REDUCE BRINE (DON'T USE WATER SOFTENERS, WHICH ADD TONS OF CHLORIDE SALTS TO THE WASTEWATER STREAM). IN 2018 THIS INFORMATIONAL PUBLICATION WAS CIRCULATED TO RECYCLED WATER AGENCIES. IN 2019 HEAL THE OCEAN CONTINUED ITS UPDATE OF THE CALIFORNIA INVENTORY, WHICH IS ONGOING IN 2020. III. GROUNDWATER. A) GROUNDWATER CHARACTERIZATION PROJECT: ON JANUARY 26, 2017, THE CENTRAL COAST REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD ADOPTED A RESOLUTION FOR "THE HUMAN RIGHT TO WATER," A PROGRAM THAT DIRECTS ITS STAFF TO ASSIST THE STATE WATER BOARD AND RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS TO COLLECT DATA TO IDENTIFY AND TRACK COMMUNITIES THAT DO NOT HAVE, OR ARE AT RISK OF NOT HAVING, SAFE, CLEAN AFFORDABLE, AND ACCESSIBLE WATER ADEQUATE FOR HUMAN USE. IN APRIL 2017 HEAL THE OCEAN HIRED CAL POLY STUDENT RILEY HAAS TO WORK WITH THE REGIONAL BOARD, AT REGIONAL BOARD OFFICES IN SAN LUIS OBISPO, ON A GROUNDWATER CHARACTERIZATION PROJECT THAT IS IDENTIFYING AND EVALUATING SHALLOW GROUNDWATER QUALITY DATA IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY IN ORDER TO ASSESS POLLUTION SOURCES THE REPORT WAS RELEASED BY THE REGIONAL BOARD IN 2019. B) CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER CLEANUP - CITY OF SANTA BARBARA. HEAL THE OCEAN COLLABORATES WITH THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES SITE MITIGATION UNIT (SMU) TO TACKLE THE CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER PROBLEM BENEATH THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA. WE COLLABORATED WITH SANTA BARBARA COUNTY HAZMAT AND THE REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD HAZMAT SECTION TO ORGANIZE INFORMATION INTO THE STATE'S GEOTRACKER DATABASE, WHICH HAS MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR THE REGIONAL BOARD TO METHODICALLY PRIORITIZE SITES FOR CLEANUP. THE CLEANUP ORDERS CONTINUE TO COME IN, HEAL THE OCEAN IS COPIED ON THESE ORDERS, AND IN 2018 THERE WERE OVER 7 CLEANUP ORDERS ISSUED IN THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA FOR VARIOUS GROUNDWATER AND SOIL POLLUTION VIOLATIONS. IV. ONSHORE POLLUTION A) OIL POLLUTION (OCEAN DUMPING) I) BECKER WELL. ON FEBRUARY 26, 2018, A BARGE FROM CURTIN MARITIME, LONG BEACH, ARRIVED TO THE COASTLINE TO CAP THE LEAKING BECKER WELL ON SUMMERLAND BEACH. HEAL THE OCEAN HAD SUCCEEDED IN LOBBYING FOR THE $1.5 MILLION TO DO THE CONSTRUCTION WORK. HEAL THE OCEAN ALSO SUCCESSFULLY LOBBIED TO GET SB 44 (HANNAH-BETH JACKSON) PASSED, WHICH WILL PROVIDE $2 MILLION PER YEAR TO TACKLE LEAKING, DERELICT WELLS AND STRUCTURES ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST. TO PREPARE FOR SPECIFIC PROJECTS, AND WITH FUNDS PROVIDED BY MANITOU FUND, MINNESOTA, HEAL THE OCEAN HIRED AQUEOS, VENTURA, TO CONDUCT AN AERIAL SURVEY OF THE WELLS OFFSHORE SUMMERLAND. THE RESULTS OF THE AERIAL SURVEY IDENTIFIED FOUR DISTINCT WELLS, AND HEAL THE OCEAN CONTINUES TO WORK WITH STATE LANDS CONTRACTORS ON PLANS TO CAP ADDITIONAL WELLS OFF SUMMERLAND. II) OTHER LEAKING WELLS OFF SUMMERLAND. HARRY RABIN, AN ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER OF HEAL THE OCEAN, IS ALSO AN EXPERIENCED OIL DIVER AND DRONE PHOTOGRAPHER, AND IS WORKING WITH STATE LANDS COMMISSION CONTRACTORS TO IDENTIFY HOW TREADWELL WILL BE CAPPED. IN 2019, RABIN GUIDED DIVERS WITH WITH GUIDANCE FROM HIS AERIAL DRONE EQUIPMENT. CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO TAKE PLACE DURING WINTER 2020. B) STYROFOAM AND SINGLE USE PLASTIC POLLUTION. HEAL THE OCEAN JOINED OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS IN THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA TO LOBBY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF SINGLE-USE PLASTIC STRAWS AND CUTLERY AS WELL AS STYROFOAM CUPS AND TAKEOUT CONTAINERS IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE OCEAN POLLUTION. THE COUNCIL VOTED TO RESTRICT PLASTIC STRAWS, WITH PROVISIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE ON STYROFOAM CONTAINED AN EXEMPTION CLAUSE THAT WOULD HAVE GIVEN FOOD RETAILERS THE ABILITY TO PLEAD "HARDSHIP" EVERY YEAR IF THEY COULD PROVE STYROFOAM WAS BETTER FOR THEIR PRODUCT OR THAT CHANGING TO A MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY PRODUCT WOULD CAUSE ECONOMIC HARDSHIP. HEAL THE OCEAN ASKED THE CITY COUNCIL TO CHANGE THE WORDING FOR EXEMPTION TO ONE YEAR ONLY. THE CITY COUNCIL AGREED WITH US AND VOTED 7-0 TO CHANGE THE ORDINANCE TO READ THAT AFTER ONE YEAR, "HARDSHIP" CASES WILL NOT BE RENEWED. THE STYROFOAM BAN WENT INTO EFFECT JANUARY 1, 2019. C) HEAL THE OCEAN INITIATED A STYROFOAM RECYCLING PROGRAM IN MARCH 2019, USING ITS OWN OFFICE AS A RECEIVING PLACE FOR COMMUNITY STYROFOAM, SHIPPING IT TO A STYROFOAM RECYCLER-REPURPOSING BUSINESS IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA. IN MAY, WE APPROACHED MARBORG INDUSTRIES TO WORK WITH US, TO ESTABLISH TWO FREE DROP-OFF PLACES ON MARBORG PROPERTIES - ONE IN GOLETA, THE OTHER IN SANTA BARBRA LOWER MILPAS AREA. MARBORG IS CONDENSING THE STYROFOAM INTO BALES, AND THEN TRANSPORTING THE BALES TO A STYROFOAM DENSIFIER IN ONTARIO, CA., WITH HEAL THE OCEAN PAYING TRANSPORTATION COSTS. THE GOAL IN 2020 IS TO ESTABLISH A STREAMLINED PROGRAM FOR STYROFOAM RECYCLING IN SO. SANTA BARBARA COUNTY. D) SUMMERLAND (AND OTHER) HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS & ACCOMPANYING SANITATION ISSUES. HOMELESSNESS IS WIDELY RECOGNIZED AS A MAJOR SOURCE OF WATER POLLUTION BECAUSE OF LACK OF SANITATION IN THE CAMPS. HEAL THE OCEAN HAS BEEN TACKLING THE PROBLEM IN SUMMERLAND SINCE SPRING 2017, WORKING WITH CARPINTERIA/SUMMERLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT AND A SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SHERIFF TO CLEAN OUT THE CAMPS, WHICH BECAME A PARTICULAR PROBLEM WHEN MORE THAN ONE CAMP CAUGHT ON FIRE. IN JULY 2018 HEAL THE OCEAN SIGNED AN AGREEMENT WITH HOME FOR GOOD, A UNITED WAY PROGRAM IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY - TO FUND THE SUMMERLAND ARM OF ITS PROGRAM THAT BRINGS IN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, FOUNDATIONS, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS TO MOVE HOMELESS FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS INTO PERMANENT HOUSING AND LINKING THEM TO THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO RECOVER AND REJOIN SOCIETY. OUTREACH WORK BEGAN SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 WITH AMERICORPS VOLUNTEERS VISITING THE SUMMERLAND CAMP TO CONVERSE WITH THE UNSHELTERED PEOPLE, TO FIND THEM MEDICAL/PSYCHOLOGICAL HELP - OR RELOCATION. FINDING THE HOME FOR GOOD PROGRAM INEFFECTIVE, HEAL THE OCEAN BEGAN WORKING WITH THE UNITED PACIFIC RAILROAD TO CLEAN OUT AN ABANDONED HOMELESS CAMP ON ABEACH CLIFF IN SUMMERLAND IN APRIL 2019. IN ADDITION, ADVISORY BOAD MEMBER HARRY RABIN IS USING HIS DRONE EQUIPMENT TO RECORD CAMPS SPREAD ALONG THE RAILROAD TRACKS. THE DRONE EQUIPMENT INCUDES HEAT SENSORS, AND HARRY'S WORK SHOWS FIRES, WHETHER FROM BARBQUES OR BUNSON BURNERS - WHICH POSES A FIRE HAZARD, IN THAT THE CAMPS ARE OFTEN BENEATH EUCALYPTUS TREES. HEAL THE OCEAN WILL CONTINUE WORKING ON THIS PROBLEM IN 2020, IN CONJUNCTION WITH COUNTY AND CITY FIRE AND SHERIFF DEPARTMENTS. D) CONFETTI POLLUTION OF STORMDRAINS. SEVERAL YEARS AGO HEAL THE OCEAN TOOK UP THE ISSUE OF STORMWATER PERMIT VIOLATIONS WITH THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA CREEKS DIVISION DUE TO THE UNCONTROLLED POLLUTION THAT OCCURS FROM CONFETTI DURING CITY PARADES AND FESTIVALS. WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING THE CITY TO CONTRACT FOR THE COVERING OF STORM DRAINS DURING THESE SUMMER FESTIVITIES, FIESTA AND SUMMER SOLSTICE, AND THE SWEEPING UP OF STREETS, GUTTERS, AND SIDEWALKS AFTERWARD. IN 2018 WE WORKED WITH A FELLOW NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION AS WELL AS THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA CREEKS DIVISION TO DEVELOP PUBLIC OUTREACH MATERIALS INCLUDING FLYERS, DIGITAL POSTS FOR FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM, AND POSTCARDS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE IMPORTANCE OF AVOIDING THE USE OF CONFETTI DURING CITY CELEBRATIONS. IN 2019 WE MET WITH SANTA BARBARA CITY CREEKS DIVISIONS TO MEASURE SUCCESS IN THE COVERING OF STORM DRAINS, AND IN 2020 WILL CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR THE BAN OF CONFETTI SALES DIRECTLY ON STATE STREET SIDEWALKS. FORM 990, PART III, 4A CONTINUATION OF PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS: V. BEACH CLEANUPS: A) EF INTERNATIONAL BEACH CLEANUP. HEAL THE OCEAN RUNS A VOLUNTARY BEACH CLEANUP PROGRAM, WHEREIN STUDENTS CAN SIGN UP FOR A BEACH TO CLEAN, UNDER SUPERVISION OF THEIR TEACHERS, RECEIVE A FREE HEAL THE OCEAN T-SHIRT, THEN CLEAN A BEACH AND REPORT TO US WHAT THEY PICK UP. THESE REPORTS ARE PUBLISHED IN HEAL THE OCEAN NEWSLETTERS AND E-LETTERS. IN 2019 HEAL THE OCEAN COLLABORATED FOR THE 4TH YEAR IN A ROW WITH EF INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL IN A MASSIVE CLEANUP OF 10 BEACHES BETWEEN GOLETA AND SUMMERLAND. THE ENTIRE STUDENT BODY (350 BEACH CLEANERS) TACKLED THE PROJECT IN APRIL 2019, AS PART OF EF INTERNATIONAL'S "EVERY DAY IS EARTH DAY" CAMPAIGN. TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF WASTE PRODUCED, HEAL THE OCEAN AND LA CUMBRE FEED (A LOCAL ANIMAL FEED STORE) PARTNERED TO COLLECT AND REUSE HORSE FEED BAGS FOR BEACH CLEANUPS RATHER THAN SINGLE USE PLASTIC TRASH BAGS. HEAL THE OCEAN COLLECTED AND REUSED OVER 300 HORSE FEED BAGS FOR BEACH CLEANUPS IN 2019. IN 2019, HEAL THE OCEAN ALSO BROUGHT INTO THE EF INTERNATIONAL BEACH CLEANUP PROGRAM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WORKING ON THE SAME DAY IN BOTH HAWAII (OAHU) AND SAN DIEGO. VI. DOG BAG PROGRAM: A) HEAL THE OCEAN RAISED $30,000 IN 2019 TO SEND TO BOTH THE COUNTY AND CITY OF SANTA BARBARA TO PAY FOR DOG BAGS THAT ARE DISPENSED IN COUNTY/CITY DOG BAG DISPENSERS. WE RAISED THESE FUNDS ENTIRELY THROUGH OUR DISPENSER SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM AND FROM DIRECT DOGGY BAG DONATIONS THROUGH OUR WEBSITE. 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.