Document yard drainage at a resident's own home on the FM 1761 colonia corridor, home 1, resident home, colonia public road off FM 1761, near Raymondville, TX 78580 (2026-07-24)

This home's flat colonia lot holds standing water after rain with no current record of where it pools or why, in a flat-land Rio Grande Valley community with genuinely poor natural drainage. Standard: FEMA floodplain + green-infrastructure siting screen; SDG 11.5 disaster resilience. Proof: homeowner/resident-permission record + document-only photo log + drainage sketch + GPS + ranked follow-on note Method (FEMA floodplain + green-infrastructure siting screen; SDG 11.5 disaster resilience.): 1. 1. Walk the resident's own yard with the resident, in dry conditions, and photograph any low spots, standing-water stains, or erosion channels observed. 2. 2. Note where downspouts discharge and whether water visibly pools near the foundation after rain, based on the resident's account and visible staining. 3. 3. Sketch the yard's rough slope/drainage pattern and mark a candidate rain-garden location away from the foundation and any septic/utility line. 4. 4. Record a ranked follow-on note naming the yard for a rain-garden build. Done when: homeowner/resident-permission record + document-only photo log + drainage sketch + GPS + ranked follow-on note

Where

resident home, colonia public road off FM 1761, near Raymondville, TX 78580

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

homeowner/resident-permission record + document-only photo log + drainage sketch + GPS + ranked follow-on note

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

Level

entry

Open until

2026-10-23

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.