Anchorage Waterways Council

“The 990 is reviewed by the executive director and any board of director who wishes to see it. The board treasurer also goes over the 990.”

“Mission statement is available on the council website. Other governing documents available upon request”

“Volunteer activities: awc provides a variety of opportunities for volunteers. There are 15 volunteer water quality monitors who visit local waterways every month. The annual creek cleanup brings in 750 volunteers over 12 days to clean up trash in local creeks and lakes every may. Local residents provide information as "eyes on the creeks" when they see issues that need to be resolved. 100 volunteers help awc run events such as scoop the poop day or other tabling activities”

“Monitoring: the citizens' environmental monitoring program (cemp) continued in its 28th year. Each volunteer water quality monitor spends approximately 60 hours/year testing creeks, taking photos, incubating fecal coliform tests and counting the resultant colonies, and filling out data sheets to report their results. The monofilament (fishing line) collection program continues with volunteers emptying the bins and returning the monofilament to a company for recycling into fish habitat. To date, over 140 miles of used fishing line have been recycled. We are now encouraging fishermen to switch from lead tackle to non-lead choices. An awc board member, dr. Hagedorn,continues to take samples of creek water and stormwater runoff to look for a chemical compound called 6ppd-quinone that comes from tire wear and affects coho salmon”

“Outreach: awc has four primary outreach programs. "creeks as classrooms" works with over 3,000 youth annually along anchorage's creeks. Stormwater runoff and watershed education is provided to all citizens in anchorage through a variety of means in order to reduce the harmful effects of runoff into local waterways. This is part of the municipality of anchorage's stormwater apdes permit (alaska pollutant discharge elimination system) that is administered by the alaska department of environmental conservation on behalf of the epa. Every may for the past 40 years, awc conducts a large creek cleanup event. In 2024, 750 volunteers cleaned creeks and lakes in may. Trash and recyclables are pulled from local waterways and disposed of properly. Awc's scoop the poop program is aimed at reducing the amount of pet waste that is not picked up which ends up impairing local creeks and lakes. A scoop the poop day is held in april to clean up some local dog parks and educate pet owners.”

“Westchester 2022 228 0 0 creek cleanup 5,556 0 0 moa apdes 22/23 6,592 0 0 creeks as classrooms labor 4,816 0 0 cemp general monitoring 6,092 0 0 monofilament recycling labor 2,527 0 0 moa aoces 23/27 32,898 0 0 total 58,709 0 0”

“UNREALIZED GAINS 2,479”