Eagle River Watershed Council Inc.

“Form 990 is reviewed at a meeting of the board's financial advisory committee. The financial advisory committee then recommends approval of the 990 at the next board meeting.”

“Erwc's conflict of interest policy statement requires each director, principal officer, and committee member to annually sign a statement affirming receipt and understanding of, and compliance with the policy. While the policy notes the duty of each interested party to disclose actual or possible conflicts of interest to the board, the policy also calls for the board (or it's designees) to conduct periodic reviews for compliance including whether compensation arrangements and benefits are reasonable, and whether arrangements iwth other entities conform to erwc's written policie, are properly recorded, reflect resonable investment or payments for goods and services, further charitable purposes and do not result in inurement, impermissible private benefit, or excess benefit transaction.”

“Reasonable compensation is determined based on salary and wages for comparable job descriptions and duties obtained through surveys and public records of local not-for-profits and governmental organizations.”

“Governing documents, policies (including the conflict of interest policy), and financial records (including applicable irs filings) are made available to the public upon request at erwc's offices. In addition, all bi-monthly meetings of the board are open to the public.”

“Eagle river watershed council advocates for the health and conservation of the upper colorado and eagle river basins through research, education, and projects. The watershed council strives to protect and enhance the high- quality natural, scenic and economic values that our rivers and tributaries provide to the citizens, visitors and wildlife of the eagle river and colorado river watersheds located in eagle county.”

“Abrams creek project - abrams creek green-lineage cutthroat trout (oncorhynchus clarkii pleuriticus) is the only indigenous trout population in the eagle river watershed. A ditch diverts water from abrams creek for irrigation and the reduced flow threatens the trout. With funding and project promotional support from eagle river watershed council, trout unlimited and colorado parks and wildlife negotiated an agreement with buckhorn valley metropolitan district to pipe portions of the ditch to improve the efficiency of water delivery in exchange for reducing abrams creek diversions by about 40 percent, leaving an additional average of 300 acre-feet per year of water for the benefit of the trout. The terms of the agreement run with the ditch water rights in perpetuity and also require buckhorn to forego all diversions if abrams creek flows are at or below 1.25 cfs.”

“To educate the public regarding conservation of the eagle river and to provide conservation services to it and its tributaries.”