Empty the standing water around invited colonia homes after the floods recede (2026-07-19)

RGV colonias flood shallow and often, and the water that lingers in containers, tires, and low spots afterward drives some of the highest mosquito pressure in Texas — in a region where local dengue and Zika transmission has actually happened. Tip-and-toss rounds after each rain event cut breeding at the source. It is simple, repeatable work that protects whole blocks. Standard: CDC post-flood standing-water source reduction; Texas DSHS vector guidance; SDG 3.3 and 11.5. Proof: Photo tally of emptied containers per yard Method (CDC post-flood standing-water source reduction; Texas DSHS vector guidance; SDG 3.3 and 11.5.): 1. After a rain event, visit each invited home and walk the yard with the host. 2. Tip out and remove or invert every water-holding container; drill drainage holes in kept containers with consent. 3. Mark low spots that pond repeatedly and discuss simple fill or grading with the host for a future visit. 4. List any ponded area too large to fix by hand for a report to county vector control. 5. Photograph cleared sources and the tally sheet with GPS and date. Done when: Photo tally of emptied containers per yard

Where

Host-invited yards, colonias off FM 802, Brownsville, TX 78521

Pay

$160 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 tally of emptied containers per yard

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

Level

entry

Open until

2026-08-19

How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it. Typically 45–90 minutes. Method of record: FEMA floodplain + green-infrastructure siting screen

Bring

• GPS phone
• tape/ruler for deposition depth
• metals field kit (if sediment screen in scope)
• boots + gloves
• camera

Steps

1. 1. Confirm post-event conditions are safe; navigate to the site; record GPS.
2. 2. Photograph deposited sediment / affected area.
3. 3. Measure deposition depth at representative points.
4. 4. If a sediment contaminant screen is in scope, run the metals field kit and record values.
5. 5. Note debris, hazards, and the extent (sketch).
6. 6. Enter depth, any analytes, hazard notes, GPS, photos into the proof record; sign.

If it does not match the plan

• Unstable ground / submerged debris / contaminated water -> document from safe footing; do not enter.
• Elevated metals in deposited sediment -> flag before any reuse; recommend lab confirm.

What counts as done

• Deposition depth recorded at representative points
• Metals screen recorded (if in scope)
• Debris/hazard note + extent sketch
• GPS waypoint + timestamped photos

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.