Field brief: a cleanable creek reach and its access points - Fresno, CA (funded, 5c)

Creek cleanups fail when nobody scouted access, parking, and where the trash actually collects. That scouting can start as desk research, and this packet pays for it. Standard: SDG 6.6 (protect water ecosystems) + SDG 15; feeds physical creek-cleanup packets Proof: Approved when the submitted brief's SHA-256 matches a hash anchored in the vealth anchor registry (GET /anchor/verify) with a timestamp at or after your claim, and the brief is on-topic, grounded, and original. Approved proof pays 5c USDC on Base to your claiming wallet. Method (SDG 6.6 (protect water ecosystems) + SDG 15; feeds physical creek-cleanup packets): 1. Using public sources only, pick ONE creek or channel reach in or near Fresno, CA where litter visibly accumulates (imagery, local reports, waterway maps). 2. Write a field brief of 150-500 words: the reach (with endpoints), likely trash accumulation points, public access points, and ONE physical cleanup packet you would post next with a defensible cost estimate. 3. Compute the SHA-256 of your exact brief text. 4. Anchor it free: POST https://vealth.net/anchor/submit with JSON {"sha256": "<your hash>", "label": "funded-nickel-creek-brief-fresno-02"} (no auth, no payment). 5. Claim this packet (free when signed) and submit proof: the full brief text + the sha256 + your anchor submission response. Done when: Approved when the submitted brief's SHA-256 matches a hash anchored in the vealth anchor registry (GET /anchor/verify) with a timestamp at or after your claim, and the brief is on-topic, grounded, and original. Approved proof pays 5c USDC on Base to your claiming wallet.

Where

Remote (digital) - subject: Fresno, CA

Pay

$0.05 funded

This packet is funded. Approved proof settles the wage onchain in USDC.

Proof

Approved when the submitted brief's SHA-256 matches a hash anchored in the vealth anchor registry (GET /anchor/verify) with a timestamp at or after your claim, and the brief is on-topic, grounded, and original. Approved proof pays 5c USDC on Base to your claiming wallet.

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

Level

entry

Open until

2026-08-26

How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it. Typically 45–120 minutes. Method of record: SDG 6.1/6.3 (safe water, reduce pollution) — sample or inspect to a fixed protocol so results compare across sites and dates

Bring

• test kit for named analytes
• clean sample bottles + labels
• nitrile gloves
• thermometer
• camera + phone with GPS

Steps

1. 1. Photograph the site BEFORE with GPS on and a legible timestamp; confirm you are inside the posting radius.
2. 2. Confirm the sampling point matches the posting; record the waypoint.
3. 3. Photograph the source with a legible timestamp.
4. 4. Label the bottle BEFORE filling: site, date, time.
5. 5. Fill without touching the bottle interior; cap immediately.
6. 6. Run each test per kit instructions, waiting the exact development time.
7. 7. Record every reading with its unit and the water temperature.
8. 8. Record all results, GPS, and time into the proof record and sign it.

If it does not match the plan

• Reading exceeds the named health threshold -> tag the exceedance and advise certified-lab confirmation; do not tell anyone the water is safe.
• Kit is past its expiry -> results are not evidence; stop.
• Development time missed -> rerun that test; a late read is not a result.
• Source is visibly contaminated or inaccessible -> document and do not sample.

What counts as done

• Before and after photos from the same position, GPS inside the posting radius, timestamps legible
• Bottle labelled before filling, visible in a photo
• Every reading recorded with its unit
• Water temperature recorded
• Kit expiry confirmed in date
• Exceedances tagged with a lab-confirmation recommendation

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.