Install a certified lead-rated water filter in an invited Jackson home

For a Jackson family that cannot trust its tap, an NSF/ANSI 53 lead-rated filter is the fastest real protection money can buy — far cheaper per gallon than the bottled water many households have leaned on since 2022. Filters answered the same need in Flint and Newark while lines were replaced. Install it right, teach the cartridge schedule, and one visit protects a household for years. Standard: NSF/ANSI 53 (lead) certified point-of-use filtration; EPA household treatment guidance; SDG 6.1. Proof: Installed-filter photo plus certification mark Method (NSF/ANSI 53 (lead) certified point-of-use filtration; EPA household treatment guidance; SDG 6.1.): 1. Review any test result with the host and select an NSF/ANSI 53-certified filter for lead plus particulates. 2. Install the faucet-mount or under-sink unit per manufacturer instructions, hand tools only, supply valve off for under-sink work. 3. Flush the cartridge per instructions and check every fitting for leaks. 4. Walk the host through cartridge life, the replacement schedule, and where to buy replacements. 5. Photograph the installed filter, certification mark, and running tap with GPS and date. Done when: Installed-filter photo plus certification mark

Where

Host-invited homes near Ellis Ave, west Jackson, MS 39209

Pay

$300 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

Installed-filter photo plus certification mark

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

Level

intermediate

Open until

2026-09-03

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.