Hand clear surface debris from a public roadside drainage ditch on the US 181 corridor, site 1, US Highway 181 corridor, downtown Portland, TX 78374 (public right of way) (2026-07-27)

Windblown litter and brush pile up along this public roadside ditch in downtown Portland, and every bit left there is one Coastal Bend downpour or tropical system away from backing water across the town's core streets. Standard: FEMA floodplain and coastal storm-surge siting screen, applied here to San Patricio County's Coastal Bend hurricane-season storm-surge and heavy-rain drainage conditions around Portland and Ingleside. SDG 11.5 disaster resilience. Proof: before/after photos + debris-volume log + dry-conditions confirm + GPS Method (FEMA floodplain and coastal storm-surge siting screen, applied here to San Patricio County's Coastal Bend hurricane-season storm-surge and heavy-rain drainage conditions around Portland and Ingleside. SDG 11.5 disaster resilience.): 1. 1. Walk the dry, accessible top of a public roadside drainage ditch along the corridor under normal, non storm conditions and photograph the debris as found. 2. 2. Hand clear surface trash, brush, and windblown litter from the ditch top, bagging debris for haul off. 3. 3. Never enter standing water or a flowing ditch channel, surface edge clearing only in calm, dry conditions. 4. 4. Photograph the cleared ditch 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

US Highway 181 corridor, downtown Portland, TX 78374 (public right of way)

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

2026-10-26

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.