Install a keep it clean, drains downstream stencil at a Waxahachie school campus inlet, inlet 2, the public school campus in Waxahachie, TX 75165, Ellis County (public school district campus)

The drainage inlets near the public school campus in Waxahachie carry no marking telling anyone that whatever goes in the gutter reaches the shared Chambers Creek watershed downstream, a durable stenciled warning is the cheapest upstream prevention there is. Standard: EPA green infrastructure inspection and stencil marking practice, applied here to a public right of way in Waxahachie, TX, Ellis County. SDG 6.3 and 6.6. Proof: before after photos plus stencil legibility check plus paint product durability spec plus GPS Reference method for the green_stormwater_infrastructure standard (EPA green-infrastructure inspection (bioretention / bioswale / permeable pavement function + maintenance), ~30-75 min): 1. Locate the GI asset; record GPS; identify the type (rain garden / bioswale / permeable pavement / tree filter). 2. Photograph the asset, its inlet, and its outlet/overflow. 3. Check the inlet and outlet for blockage (sediment, trash, mulch) and note whether flow can enter/leave freely. 4. Check for standing water and estimate whether it drains within the design window (typically <24-48h after rain); probe media if dry. 5. Assess vegetation/media condition and estimate sediment/trash accumulation depth. 6. Note erosion, bypass, or structural damage and list the maintenance needed. 7. Enter asset type, condition, inlet/outlet status, drainage observation, sediment level, maintenance needs, GPS, photos; sign. Equipment: measuring tape, GPS phone, camera, trowel / probe, data sheet, gloves Done when: Before photo of the bare, unmarked drainage inlet; Durable, low VOC pavement marking paint spec sheet matched to the applied product; After photo of the fully legible stencil at the inlet; Cure time confirmation before the surface is walked on

Where

the public school campus in Waxahachie, TX 75165, Ellis County (public school district campus)

Pay

$180 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

before after photos plus stencil legibility check plus paint product durability spec plus GPS

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

Level

entry

Open until

2026-08-30

How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it. Typically 30–75 minutes. Method of record: EPA green-infrastructure inspection (bioretention / bioswale / permeable pavement function + maintenance)

Bring

• measuring tape
• GPS phone
• camera
• trowel / probe
• data sheet
• gloves

Steps

1. 1. Locate the GI asset; record GPS; identify the type (rain garden / bioswale / permeable pavement / tree filter).
2. 2. Photograph the asset, its inlet, and its outlet/overflow.
3. 3. Check the inlet and outlet for blockage (sediment, trash, mulch) and note whether flow can enter/leave freely.
4. 4. Check for standing water and estimate whether it drains within the design window (typically <24-48h after rain); probe media if dry.
5. 5. Assess vegetation/media condition and estimate sediment/trash accumulation depth.
6. 6. Note erosion, bypass, or structural damage and list the maintenance needed.
7. 7. Enter asset type, condition, inlet/outlet status, drainage observation, sediment level, maintenance needs, GPS, photos; sign.

If it does not match the plan

• Standing water persists > 48h after rain -> flag failed infiltration (clogged media) for rehab.
• Inlet or outlet blocked -> flag for cleaning; the asset isn't capturing runoff.
• Erosion, undercutting, or flow bypassing the asset -> flag for repair.
• Documentation only — no digging out media or altering structures.

What counts as done

• Asset type + overall condition recorded
• Inlet + outlet clear/blocked status recorded
• Standing-water / infiltration observation recorded
• Sediment/trash level + maintenance recommendations + GPS + photos

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.

The standard this serves

Green Stormwater Infrastructure. Green stormwater infrastructure is the city's way of handling rain the way a meadow does: rain gardens, planted swales, and permeable pavement that let a storm soak in instead of surging down a pipe. The EPA's inspection standard keeps these systems honest, because a neglected rain garden quietly stops working while still looking like a garden. Mastery is the inspector's eye: reading inlets, overflow, plants, and soil in a single practiced pass. This packet is one such inspection, one basin checked and one record filed, which is precisely how a thousand basins stay alive.