Fit trash-catching inserts into Nogales storm inlets with city sign-off

What the grate round can't stop is the litter that slips through into the Nogales Wash and rides the flood downstream into Mexico and back — a binational trash problem with a hardware answer. Curb-inlet filter inserts, fitted with the city's blessing, catch bottles and bags at the source street by street. Standard: EPA trash capture / full trash capture device practice; SDG 6 and SDG 14. Proof: Photo per installed insert + inlet log Method (EPA trash capture / full trash capture device practice; SDG 6 and SDG 14.): 1. Confirm the city-approved inlet list and insert type. 2. Clean each inlet mouth from the street surface. 3. Seat the filter insert per manufacturer fit for that inlet style, working from the surface only. 4. Log each fitted inlet's location and set the maintenance date. 5. Photograph each installed insert with date and GPS. Done when: Photo per installed insert + inlet log

Where

City-approved inlets near N Morley Ave, Nogales, AZ 85621

Pay

$320 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

Photo per installed insert + inlet log

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

Level

intermediate

Open until

2026-09-02

How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it. Typically 30–75 minutes. Method of record: EPA green-infrastructure inspection (bioretention / bioswale / permeable pavement function + maintenance)

Bring

• measuring tape
• GPS phone
• camera
• trowel / probe
• data sheet
• gloves

Steps

1. 1. Locate the GI asset; record GPS; identify the type (rain garden / bioswale / permeable pavement / tree filter).
2. 2. Photograph the asset, its inlet, and its outlet/overflow.
3. 3. Check the inlet and outlet for blockage (sediment, trash, mulch) and note whether flow can enter/leave freely.
4. 4. Check for standing water and estimate whether it drains within the design window (typically <24-48h after rain); probe media if dry.
5. 5. Assess vegetation/media condition and estimate sediment/trash accumulation depth.
6. 6. Note erosion, bypass, or structural damage and list the maintenance needed.
7. 7. Enter asset type, condition, inlet/outlet status, drainage observation, sediment level, maintenance needs, GPS, photos; sign.

If it does not match the plan

• Standing water persists > 48h after rain -> flag failed infiltration (clogged media) for rehab.
• Inlet or outlet blocked -> flag for cleaning; the asset isn't capturing runoff.
• Erosion, undercutting, or flow bypassing the asset -> flag for repair.
• Documentation only — no digging out media or altering structures.

What counts as done

• Asset type + overall condition recorded
• Inlet + outlet clear/blocked status recorded
• Standing-water / infiltration observation recorded
• Sediment/trash level + maintenance recommendations + GPS + photos

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.