Check the rain garden at a senior center near Seattle WA after it rains (2026-08-04)

The rain garden at a senior center near Seattle WA is supposed to soak up storm water so it does not flood the street, but nobody checks it. After the next rain, look for standing water, clogged drains, and trash. Standard: EPA green-infrastructure inspection (bioretention/swale function + maintenance); SDG 6.3/11.5 Proof: photo of inlet/outlet + GPS + note (ponding, clogging, erosion, plant health) + date after rain 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: Photo of the rain-garden inlet and outlet; GPS waypoint of the feature; Note on standing water / how fast it drains; Note on clogged inlets, trash, or erosion; Note on plant health and mulch cover

Where

a senior center near Seattle WA

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

photo of inlet/outlet + GPS + note (ponding, clogging, erosion, plant health) + date after rain

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

Level

entry

Open until

2026-08-11

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

• Photo of the rain-garden inlet and outlet
• GPS waypoint of the feature
• Note on standing water / how fast it drains
• Note on clogged inlets, trash, or erosion
• Note on plant health and mulch cover

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.