Restore a desert arroyo wash bank segment, segment 5, public county road crossing over an arroyo wash feeding the Salt Basin, Culberson County, TX 79855 (2026-07-28)

This wash bank feeding the Salt Basin is bare or choked with invasive plants, ground that native desert willow, mesquite, and catclaw acacia would otherwise hold and shade against flash-flow erosion. Standard: US EPA Rapid Bioassessment Protocols plus watershed-health condition and restoration practice, applied here to an ephemeral desert wash feeding the Salt Basin near Van Horn, Culberson County, Texas. SDG 6.6 and 15.1. Proof: before/after photos plus area-cleared record plus species/count record plus GPS Method (US EPA Rapid Bioassessment Protocols plus watershed-health condition and restoration practice, applied here to an ephemeral desert wash feeding the Salt Basin near Van Horn, Culberson County, Texas. SDG 6.6 and 15.1.): 1. 1. Confirm the segment with Culberson County road staff and photograph the bare or invasive-plant choked wash bank before starting. 2. 2. Hand-clear invasive plants from the wash bank with hand tools only, no power equipment. 3. 3. Hand-plant native desert willow, mesquite, and catclaw acacia along the cleared wash bank at the design spacing. 4. 4. Water in where accessible and photograph the restored wash bank from the matching before vantage, recording species and count. Done when: before/after photos plus area-cleared record plus species/count record plus GPS

Where

public county road crossing over an arroyo wash feeding the Salt Basin, Culberson County, TX 79855

Pay

$185 proposed

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Proof

before/after photos plus area-cleared record plus species/count record plus 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 30–60 minutes. Method of record: EPA dry-weather / AMD field screening

Bring

• GPS phone
• pH meter or strips
• conductivity meter
• ammonia + iron test kit as specified
• surfactant screen if specified
• gloves
• camera

Steps

1. 1. Navigate to the outfall/reach; record GPS; photograph it, capturing any visible flow or staining.
2. 2. Note whether flow is present in dry weather (yes/no).
3. 3. Measure and record pH, conductivity, and each specified analyte per kit instructions.
4. 4. Log any color, odor, floc, or aquatic-life observation.
5. 5. Enter all readings with units, GPS, time, and photos into the proof record; sign.

If it does not match the plan

• Dry-weather flow present with elevated conductivity/ammonia/surfactants -> flag suspected illicit discharge for the responsible agency.
• pH < 6 with visible iron floc -> tag suspected acid mine drainage; recommend metals lab panel.

What counts as done

• pH + conductivity recorded with units
• Each specified analyte recorded with a value
• Dry-weather flow present? recorded yes/no
• GPS waypoint + timestamped photo

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.