Install a filtered water refill station at a host-invited Home Garden site

Many Home Garden households distrust the tap and spend real money on bottled water. A certified-filter bottle-refill station at a trusted host site gives the neighborhood a free, safe fill point while bigger infrastructure fixes grind forward. Standard: State Water Board SAFER drinking-water program; SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation. Proof: Working filtered refill station photographed with certification and dated tag Method (State Water Board SAFER drinking-water program; SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation.): 1. Confirm the host site's invitation and an existing exterior tap in good condition. 2. Fit the certified inline filter and bottle-filler unit to the existing tap per instructions — no new plumbing runs; a licensed plumber handles anything beyond the tap fitting. 3. Flush per the filter manual, check for leaks, and tag with install and cartridge dates. 4. Post a simple free-water sign in English and Spanish. 5. Photograph the installed station, certification mark, tag, and signage, with GPS and date. Done when: Working filtered refill station photographed with certification and dated tag

Where

Host-invited community site, Home Garden CDP, Hanford, CA 93230

Pay

$440 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

Working filtered refill station photographed with certification and dated tag

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.