Install erosion control matting on a caliche cut slope, Bordas Escarpment, site 6, a public county road right of way along the Bordas Escarpment near Hebbronville, TX 78361, Jim Hogg County (public road cut slope, accessible grade from the road shoulder) (2026-07-31)

The survey above found an actively rilling caliche cut slope along the Bordas Escarpment near Hebbronville, and hand installed erosion control matting plus native seeding would otherwise let this slope keep shedding sediment into the downslope watershed each rain. Standard: USDA NRCS conservation practice standard 342 critical area planting plus standard 484 mulching, applied to caliche cut slope erosion control along the Bordas Escarpment, a public county road right of way near Hebbronville, TX, Jim Hogg County, protecting downslope watershed water quality. SDG 15.3 and 6.6. Proof: before after photos plus matting length installed record plus GPS Method (USDA NRCS conservation practice standard 342 critical area planting plus standard 484 mulching, applied to caliche cut slope erosion control along the Bordas Escarpment, a public county road right of way near Hebbronville, TX, Jim Hogg County, protecting downslope watershed water quality. SDG 15.3 and 6.6.): 1. 1. Confirm the segment is an accessible moderate grade reachable from the road shoulder without technical climbing or rope access, with county road department staff, and photograph the bare or rilling slope before starting. 2. 2. Hand install coir erosion control matting or wattles at the toe and face of the accessible slope segment, anchoring with wood stakes, hand tools only, no power equipment. 3. 3. Hand seed the matted or wattled segment with a native grass and forb seed mix suited to caliche soil. 4. 4. Photograph the finished segment from the matching before vantage and record the matting or wattle length installed. Done when: Before photo of the bare or rilling slope; Confirmation the segment is an accessible moderate grade reachable from the road shoulder, no technical climbing or rope access used; Matting or wattle length installed recorded, plus seed mix used; After photo of the finished, matted and seeded segment

Where

a public county road right of way along the Bordas Escarpment near Hebbronville, TX 78361, Jim Hogg County (public road cut slope, accessible grade from the road shoulder)

Pay

$175 proposed

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Proof

before after photos plus matting length installed record plus GPS

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

Level

intermediate

Open until

2026-08-30

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.