2018-05-15T09:55:53-05:00 2017-12-31 952835976 MACFARLANE FALETTI & CO LLP 115 E MICHELTORENA ST 200 SANTA BARBARA CA 93101 990 2017-01-01 770565183 HEAL THE OCEAN INC HEAL 8059657570 PO BOX 90106 SANTA BARBARA CA 93190 HILLARY HAUSER PRESIDENT 8059657570 2018-05-11 1 TRAVIS J WILSON P00544237 8059664157 98.173.162.138 2018-05-11 13:12:31 PD P C9717EF4AA41616C6823B1E149EBAD5A9FD4F5F6 887D0383BB244127598610B5D9116CD0AF532DBB 2017 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z HILLARY HAUSER PO BOX 90106 SANTA BARBARA CA 93190 531749 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 HELP WHOLE COMMUNITIES ABANDON SEPTIC SYSTEMS IN ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS. 7 6 6 12 0 0 246076 462463 0 0 686 449 148688 10080 395450 472992 0 0 0 0 177138 197531 1075 0 29620 172845 206429 351058 403960 44392 69032 244457 307893 11577 5981 232880 301912 X HEAL THE OCEAN FOCUSES ON WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE - SEWERS AND SEPTIC SYSTEMS FORWHICH WE HIRE CONSULTANTS TO ACCESS STATE GRANT FUNDS TO HELP WWTPS UPGRADE TORECYCLED WATER PRODUCTION INSTEAD OF OCEAN DUMPING, AS WELL AS HELP WHOLE COMMUNITIES ABANDON SEPTIC SYSTEMS IN ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS. 0 0 340630 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 NOW COORDINATE WITH UNIVERSITY (BREN SCHOOL) MICROBIOLOGY LABS. WE WORK WITH CITY, COUNTY AND STATE AGENCIES TO INITIATE NEW PROGRAMS OF WASTEWATER UPGRADE.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)IN 2017 HEAL THE OCEAN BEGAN EFFORTS TO PULL IN THE LAST 3 SEPTIC SYSTEMS HOLDOUTS WHO HAVE 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 IS WORKING WITH HEAL THE BAY, SANTA MONICA, IN EFFECTING NOTICES OF VIOLATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES REGIONAL BOARD (REGION 1) WHICH HAS JURISDICTION OVER WATER BODIES IN VENTURA.2)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 WITH 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 2017 HEAL THE OCEAN BEGAN A QUESTIONNAIRE PROCESS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, AND GRADUALLY THE NUMBER OF HOMEOWNERS IS SWINGING TOWARD A MAJORITY. HEAL THE OCEAN IS WORKING TO SET UP INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS WITH THE CARPINTERIA SANITARY DISTRICT, WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE IN 2018.3)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-INTERESTING REVOLVING LOAN TO HELP PAY FOR A $6 MILLION SEPTIC-TO-SEWER PROJECT FOR 450+ HOMES OVERLYING A GROUNDWATER BASIN USED FOR DRINKING WATER. HEAL THE OCEAN IS COLLABORATING WITH THE SYCSD TO GET THIS FUNDING HELP. II. UPGRADING WASTEWATER TO RECYCLED WATER:IN 2017 HEAL THE OCEAN CONTINUED EDUCATING, ADVOCATING AND FACILITATING THE ADVANCEMENT OF TURNING WASTE(D) WATER INTO RECYCLED WATER. WHEN PROPOSITION 1 FUNDING BECAME AVAILABLE FOR FACILITIES PLNNING 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 DEVELOPE A GRANT APPLICATION FOR A POTABLE REUSE FACILITIES PLAN. THE 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 TO THE SANTA YNEZ COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT (SYCSD) TO HELP THE DISTRICT SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR A FACILITIES PLANNING GRANT FOR A RECYCLED WEATER FACILITY. THE PLAN WAS FINISHED IN FEBRUARY 2017 AND HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD.C) 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, PIPE TO LAURO RESERVOIR TO BE MIXED WITH STATE WATER AND CACHUMA WATER, THEN THE ONE-WATER MIX BE TREATED IN THE DECATUR WATER TREATMENT PLANT FOR DISTRIBUTION THROUGHOUT THE CITY. IN 2017 HEAL THE OCEAN APPROACHED THE CITY WATER COMMISSION WITH A PLAN TO RENAME THE EL ESTERO WASTEWATER PLANT WITH A NAME LIKE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA WATER RESOURCES FACILITY. 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 SEALINATION AND WATER RECYCLING. THE BRINE WASTE PAPER PRESENTS INFORMATION ON HOW BRINE WASTE IS CREATED AND THE PROBLEMS OF DISPOCAL, 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).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 RREGIONAL BOARD, AT REGIONAL BOARD OFFICES IN SAN LUIS OBISPO, ON A GROUNDWATER CHARACTERIZATION PROJECT THAT IS IDENTIFYING AND EVALUATING SHALLOW GROUNNDWATER QUALITY DATA IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY IN ORDER TO ASSESS POLLUTION SOURCES - INCLUDING INFLUENCE OF SEPTIC SYSTEM AND OTHER SOURCE LOADINGS (E.G. MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER, AGRICULTURE, ETC.). MS. HAAS'S WORK STARTED WITH GATHERING OF EXISTING GROUNDWATER STUDIES AND WATER WELL DATA FROM PRIORITY BASINS SUCH AS SANTA YNEZ RIVER VALLEY, SANTA RITA, LOMPOC PLAIN, LOMPOC UPLAND, LOMPOC TERRACE, CAREAGA SAND HIGHLANDS, GOLETA BASIN, SANTA BARBARA BASIN, CARPINTERIA BASIN, AND MONTECITO BASIN. THE STUDY IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY JULY 2018.B)CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER CLEANUP - CITY OF SANTA BARBARA. HEAL THE OCEAN COLLABORATES WITH SANTA BARBARA COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES SITE MITIGRATION UNIT (SMU) TO TACKLE THE CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER PROBLEM BENEATH THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA. IN APRIL 2017 WE RECEIVED THE (WONDERFUL!) NEWS FROM SMU ABOUT THE FORMER AGRICHIP FACILITY AT THE CORNER OF GARDEN STREET AND THE 101 FREEWAY - AN ORDER FOR CLEANUP. SMU ORDERED A WORK PLAN TO CLEAN UP THE SITE, INCLUDING SOIL BORINGS AND SOIL VAPOR PROBES, AND AN ASSESSMENT OF THE LAGUNA CHANNEL FOR SOIL, SEDIMENT AND SURFACE WATER QUALITY. FIELD WORK STARTED JUNE 2017. HEAL THE OCEAN HAS BEEN CHASING THE AGRICHIP SITE FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS, AND ITS CLEANUP REPRESENTS A LONG-SOUGHT VICTORY.IV. OIL POLLUTION (OCEAN DUMPING)A)BECKER WELL. IN 2017 HEAL THE OCEAN STARTED WORKING ON OIL POLLUTION PROBLEMS - SPECIFICALLY THEABANDONED OIL WELLS THAT ARE LEAKING ONTO SUMMERLAND BEACH. WE SUCCESSFULLY COLLABORATED WITHTHE STATE LANDS COMMISSION TO GET $1.5 MILLION IN THE STATE FY2017 AND FY2018 BUDGET TO FUND THE CAPPING OF THE NOTORIOUS BECKER WELL THAT HAD BEEN OOZING ONTO THE SAND AND FOULING THE OCEAN FROM SUMMERLAND TO MONTECITO. (THE BECKER WELL-CAPPING PROJECT WAS COMPLETED IN FEBRUARY 2018.)B)OTHER LEAKING WELLS OFF SUMMERLAND. AT THE SAME TIME HEAL THE OCEAN WAS WORKING TO GET THE BECKER WELL FUNDS INTO THE STATE BUDGET, WE HIRED PLANCK AEROSYSTEMS, GOLETA (THROUGH AQUEOS OFFSHORE) TO CONDUCT A SOPHISTICATED AERIAL SURVEY OF WELLS OFFSHORE SUMMERLAND. THE PROJECT CONSISTED OF 4 MONTHS OF STEADY DRONE WORK, WHICH PRODUCED A DISTINCT MAP OF EXACT (LEAKING) WELL LOCATIONS. AS A RESULT OF THE PLANCK STUDY, GOVERNOR JERRY BROWN SIGNED AB 44 - WHICH WILL BUDGET $2 MILLION PER YEAR TO CAP ABANDONED, LEAKING OIL WELLS ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST. HEAL THE OCEAN WILL NEXT WORK WITH STATE LANDS COMMISSION TO CAP THE SUMMERLAND WELL CALLED "ROCK PILE."V. BEACH CLEANUPS: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 2017 HEAL THE OCEAN COLLABORATED FOR THE 2ND 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 ON APRIL 28, 2017, AS PART OF EF INTERNATIONAL'S EVERY DAY IS EARTH DAY CAMPAIGN. 340630 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 0 1 6 1 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 SAM SCRANTON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HILLARY HAUSER PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 85872 0 4115 THOMAS DABNEY TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 FRANCOISE PARK SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 85872 0 4115 0 0 0 0 0 174383 288080 55233 462463 449 449 64919 174383 56798 8121 8121 3918 1959 1959 1959 472992 1959 0 8570 X 89987 80989 4499 4499 86093 77285 4404 4404 6457 6009 224 224 14994 13494 750 750 13388 5258 8130 42988 41332 153 1503 45675 28414 6704 10557 11660 7311 2834 1515 8714 7793 436 485 46451 37625 4181 4645 3235 2911 162 162 1986 1788 99 99 291 145 146 4785 4307 239 239 DIRECT PROGRAM MATERIAL 12403 12403 PRINTING, POSTAGE, AND 8511 8123 314 74 BANK & CREDIT CARD 3412 3070 171 171 UTILITIES AND TELEPHONE 2930 2373 264 293 403960 340630 33710 29620 75248 80554 151767 211064 4000 2370 7414 8158 5386 5443 5909 5605 595 304 47 0 244457 307893 11577 5981 11577 5981 X 232880 301912 232880 301912 244457 307893 69032 0 X 1 X 0 0 0 X 201113 169610 199852 246076 462463 1279114 64919 64919 201113 169610 199852 246076 527382 1344033 0 0 0 1344033 83 5 112 128 274 602 83 5 112 128 274 602 201196 169615 199964 246204 527656 1344635 0.99960 0.99970 0.00040 0.00030 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2486 2486 0 3423 3119 304 304 ANNUAL EVENT 239302 174383 64919 43389 10409 3000 239302 174383 64919 43389 10409 3000 56798 8121 X 3 58886 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 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: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 11,160. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 153. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,503. TOTAL EXPENSES 12,816. PROGRAM RELATED PROJECT : PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 30,172. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 30,172.