Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO PROTECT, RESTORE AND CELEBRATE KENTUCKY'S UNIQUE WATERWAYS AND WATERSHEDS.
TO PROTECT, RESTORE AND CELEBRATE THE WATERWAYS OF KENTUCKY.
WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - THIS PROGRAM FOCUSES OUR EFFORT ON SPECIFIC WATERWAYS IN A PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS AS WELL AS AGENCIES SUCH AS THE KENTUCKY DIVISION OF WATER AND US FOREST SERVICE. THE GOAL OF THIS WORK IS TO RESTORE AND PROTECT WATERWAYS THAT HAVE BECOME POLLUTED (IMPAIRED) SO THAT CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS CAN FULLY USE AND ENJOY ALL THE WATERWAYS OF KENTUCKY. KWA PROVIDES EXPERTISE IN WATERSHED PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION TO LOCAL WATERWAYS GROUPS, AS WELL AS TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO HELP THEM BE MORE EFFECTIVE. IN 2019, OUR WATERSHED PROGRAM CONTINUED TO WORK ON PROJECTS IN RED RIVER, SALT RIVER, GREEN RIVER, BEARGRASS CREEK, AND HARRODS CREEK. WE HELPED TO FORM A NEW WATERSHED GROUP IN THE ROCKCASTLE RIVER WATERSHED AS WELL.
WATER POLICY PROGRAM - KWA IS A WATCHDOG FOR THE WATERWAYS OF KENTUCKY AND WE INFORM OUR MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS SO THAT THEY CAN TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT OUR RIVERS, LAKES, AND STREAMS. WE ADVOCATE FOR EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT AND OTHER PROTECTIONS THAT OUR GOVERNMENT HAS INSTITUTED. KWA MET WITH THE KENTUCKY DIVISION OF WATER TO ADVOCATE FOR IMPROVED WATER QUALITY STANDARDS AND PERMITTING, AS WELL AS COOPERATIVE EFFORTS TO RESTORE WATERSHEDS THROUGH THE BASIN MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND FUNDING OF WATERSHED PROJECTS. AS A PART OF THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION AND OTHER NATIONAL AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, KWA SPEAKS OUT ON FEDERAL LEGISLATION AND ACTIONS THAT AFFECT WATER AND WILDLIFE. THE KWA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR VISITED WASHINGTON DC IN 2019 ADVOCATE FOR FUNDING FOR WATER AND WILDLIFE HABITAT PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS NATURAL INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS FOR WATER MANAGEMENT. KWA IS PRESSING FOR CONTROL OF COAL ASH POND POLLUTION IN HERRINGTON LAKE THROUGH OUR ONGOING FEDERAL LAWSUIT AGAINST KENTUCKY UTILITIES, WHO OWN AND OPERATE LEAKING COAL ASH PONDS NEXT TO THE LAKE.
KENTUCKY AQUATIC RESOURCES FUND (KARF) IS A FUNDING MECHANISM FOR PROTECTION AND RESTORATION OF AQUATIC WILDLIFE IN KENTUCKY. THE FUNDS ARE HELD AND MANAGED BY KWA AS DEFINED IN A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE US FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE. THROUGH THIS COOPERATIVE EFFORT, KWA AND US FISH & WILDLIFE HAVE FUNDED DOZENS OF PROJECTS OVER THE PAST 12 YEARS. THESE PROJECTS HAVE RESTORED STREAMS AND WETLANDS, RESEARCHED HABITAT NEEDS OF MUSSELS AND FISH, RE-ESTABLISHED ENDANGERED SPECIES TO FORMER HABITAT, AND REMOVED A DAM ON THE GREEN RIVER. FUNDING FOR THIS WORK COMES FROM US FISH & WILDLIFE PROGRAMS AND MITIGATION PAYMENTS FROM DEVELOPERS AND AGENCIES THAT HAVE IMPACTED AQUATIC RESOURCES. IN 2019, KARF FUNDED OVER 900,000 OF WORK TO PROTECT AND RESTORE AQUATIC WILDLIFE HABITAT IN KENTUCKY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Ward Wilson | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $55,317 |
| Pamla Wood | SECRETARY-TR | 1 | $0 |
| Thomas Vierheller | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Johnson | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Caitlin Johnson | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Martin Hjalm | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Kay Harker | VICE PRESIDE | 1 | $0 |
| Gordon Garner | PAST-PRESIDE | 1 | $0 |
| Linda Cowan | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Marcia Boone | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
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