Run the monthly filter cartridge swap round for invited Welch homes (2026-07-18)

A water filter with a spent cartridge is worse than none, because the family trusts it. The monthly swap round through invited McDowell homes keeps every installed filter actually filtering, and the swap log is the program's proof of protection. Standard: NSF/ANSI filter maintenance schedule practice; SDG 6. Proof: Swap log with a dated-cartridge photo per home Method (NSF/ANSI filter maintenance schedule practice; SDG 6.): 1. Collect the route list of invited homes with due cartridges. 2. At each home, shut the stop valve, swap the cartridge, and flush per the spec. 3. Check joints for leaks and date-label the new cartridge. 4. Log the swap and leave the next spare where the program provides one. 5. Photograph each dated cartridge and leak check with GPS and date. Done when: Swap log with a dated-cartridge photo per home

Where

Invited homes on the filter program route, Welch, WV 24801

Pay

$80 proposed

This packet is not funded yet, so this figure is a proposed price and not money waiting in escrow. If a buyer funds it, approved proof settles that price onchain. If nobody funds it, approved proof earns provable credit toward the work instead of cash. You see which before you claim, never after.

Proof

Swap log with a dated-cartridge photo per home

This is exactly what gets it approved. Nothing settles without it.

Level

entry

Open until

2026-08-17

How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it. Typically 30–60 minutes. Method of record: EPA drinking-water sampling (3Ts / LCR first-draw where lead is in scope)

Bring

• GPS-capable phone
• test kit for each named analyte (nitrate/coliform/arsenic/lead as specified)
• clean sample bottle + label
• nitrile gloves
• camera

Steps

1. 1. Navigate to the sampling point; confirm GPS is inside the posting radius; record the waypoint.
2. 2. Photograph the tap or wellhead with a legible timestamp.
3. 3. If first-draw is required, sample after >=6h stagnation; if flushed, run the tap 2-3 minutes first, then sample.
4. 4. Fill the bottle without touching the inside; cap immediately.
5. 5. Run each test per kit instructions; wait the exact develop/incubation time; read and record every value with units.
6. 6. Record coliform as present/absent after the stated incubation window.
7. 7. Enter all readings, units, GPS, time, and photos into the proof record; sign it.

If it does not match the plan

• Nitrate > 10 mg/L -> tag 'exceeds EPA MCL'; advise no infant consumption pending certified-lab confirmation.
• Total coliform present -> advise disinfection + retest; recommend lab confirmation.
• Arsenic > 10 ppb or Lead > 15 ppb -> tag exceedance; recommend certified-lab confirmation before any consumption guidance.

What counts as done

• GPS waypoint recorded inside the posting radius
• Timestamped photo of the exact sampling point
• Each required analyte recorded with a numeric value + units (or present/absent)
• Sampling type (first-draw vs flushed) explicitly noted

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.