Document a bare stretch of the dry Comanche Springs canal in Fort Stockton, site 1, a public street crossing over the dry historic Comanche Springs irrigation canal in downtown Fort Stockton, TX 79735, Pecos County (2026-08-04)

This stretch of the historic Comanche Springs irrigation canal, dry since the springs stopped flowing in 1961, has a bare or eroding bank-top with no photo record to prioritize it for native cover before the next rain event sends flash runoff through the empty channel unchecked. Standard: USDA NRCS conservation practice standard 342 critical area planting plus USDA NRCS conservation practice standard 410 grade stabilization structure guidance, applied here to the dry historic Comanche Springs irrigation canal bank-top through downtown Fort Stockton, TX, Pecos County. SDG 6.6 and 15.1. Proof: document only observation log plus bank condition note plus GPS plus ranked follow on note plus forecast check confirmation Method (USDA NRCS conservation practice standard 342 critical area planting plus USDA NRCS conservation practice standard 410 grade stabilization structure guidance, applied here to the dry historic Comanche Springs irrigation canal bank-top through downtown Fort Stockton, TX, Pecos County. SDG 6.6 and 15.1.): 1. 1. From a public street or bridge crossing over the dry historic Comanche Springs irrigation canal, photograph a bare or eroding bank-top segment without entering the channel bottom. 2. 2. Note the approximate length of the segment and whether bare soil, rusted infrastructure, or sparse vegetation dominates the bank-top. 3. 3. Photograph the site from a fixed reference point for future comparison. 4. 4. Record a ranked follow on note naming the segment for the native planting and erosion control crew, and check the local forecast before scheduling any follow on visit, never approaching the canal on a day with rain in the area. Done when: Photo of the bare or eroding canal bank-top segment taken from the public street or bridge crossing; Note of the approximate length and the exposed surface (bare soil, rusted infrastructure, or sparse vegetation); Confirmation the channel bottom itself was never entered during the survey; Confirmation the local forecast was checked and no rain was in the area during the survey; Ranked follow on note naming the segment for the native planting and erosion control crew; GPS waypoint of the surveyed segment

Where

a public street crossing over the dry historic Comanche Springs irrigation canal in downtown Fort Stockton, TX 79735, Pecos County

Pay

$85 proposed

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Proof

document only observation log plus bank condition note plus GPS plus ranked follow on note plus forecast check confirmation

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

Level

entry

Open until

2026-11-03

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

• Photo of the bare or eroding canal bank-top segment taken from the public street or bridge crossing
• Note of the approximate length and the exposed surface (bare soil, rusted infrastructure, or sparse vegetation)
• Confirmation the channel bottom itself was never entered during the survey
• Confirmation the local forecast was checked and no rain was in the area during the survey
• Ranked follow on note naming the segment for the native planting and erosion control crew
• GPS waypoint of the surveyed segment

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.

The standard this serves

Watershed Health. A watershed is everything the land pours into a stream, and the stream keeps the record. The EPA's bioassessment method reads that record through the small creatures living in the gravel: mayflies and caddisflies mean clean water, only worms and midges mean trouble. Mastery looks like a person who can wade one riffle with a net and tell you how the whole valley is doing. That skill is built sample by sample. This packet is one of them: one site, one careful count, one entry in the long record of a stream.