Hand-clear surface debris from the Colusa Basin Drain bank, site 1 -- Colusa Basin Drain, west of Maxwell, CA 95955 (2026-07-24)

Wind-blown trash and irrigation-pipe scraps pile up along this Colusa Basin Drain bank west of Maxwell, and every piece left there is one winter release away from damming the channel and backing tailwater into the surrounding rice fields. Standard: FEMA floodplain + green-infrastructure siting screen; SDG 11.5 disaster resilience. Proof: before/after photos + debris-volume log + dry-conditions confirm + GPS Method (FEMA floodplain + green-infrastructure siting screen; SDG 11.5 disaster resilience.): 1. 1. Walk the dry, accessible bank/road-shoulder edge of the Colusa Basin Drain under normal, non-storm/non-release conditions and photograph the debris as found. 2. 2. Hand-clear surface trash and debris (irrigation pipe scraps, bags, bottles, wind-blown litter) from the bank/shoulder, bagging it for haul-off. 3. 3. Never enter the drain channel itself or work during/after a release -- surface-edge clearing only, in dry conditions, from the accessible bank. 4. 4. Photograph the cleared bank edge from the matching before vantage and log the debris volume removed. Done when: before/after photos + debris-volume log + dry-conditions confirm + GPS

Where

Colusa Basin Drain, west of Maxwell, CA 95955

Pay

$95 proposed

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Proof

before/after photos + debris-volume log + dry-conditions confirm + GPS

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.