Divert a downspout into a planted basin at a resident's own home, home 3, resident homes in the Greens Addition neighborhood, near Riverside Park, and along the Moody Street corridor, Victoria, TX 77901 (own-home) (2026-07-28)

The survey above found this home's downspout discharging close to the foundation, pushing Guadalupe floodplain storm runoff right back at the house instead of away from it. Standard: FEMA floodplain and green-infrastructure siting screen, applied here to the Guadalupe River floodplain around Victoria, TX, a river that floods this city hard and often. SDG 11.5 disaster resilience. Proof: homeowner/resident-permission record + before/after photos + basin-dimension record + plant record + GPS Method (FEMA floodplain and green-infrastructure siting screen, applied here to the Guadalupe River floodplain around Victoria, TX, a river that floods this city hard and often. SDG 11.5 disaster resilience.): 1. 1. Confirm the resident's permission and photograph the downspout discharging close to the foundation before starting. 2. 2. Extend the downspout with a hand-set diversion channel or splash block, hand tools only, away from the foundation. 3. 3. Shape a shallow, planted diversion basin at the discharge point sized to the roof area it serves. 4. 4. Plant native, water-tolerant groundcover in the basin, water in, and photograph the finished diversion from the matching before vantage. Done when: homeowner/resident-permission record + before/after photos + basin-dimension record + plant record + GPS

Where

resident homes in the Greens Addition neighborhood, near Riverside Park, and along the Moody Street corridor, Victoria, TX 77901 (own-home)

Pay

$165 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 + before/after photos + basin-dimension record + plant record + GPS

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

Level

intermediate

Open until

2026-08-27

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.