Install a rainwater cistern.

The community garden at the Vado community center depends entirely on the site's limited water connection for irrigation, a real constraint for a colonia community with thin infrastructure. A roof-fed cistern gives the garden a free supplemental water source for general garden use and follows the fixture upgrade as the site's next water-efficiency step.

Where

Community center serving the Vado colonia, Doña Ana County, NM · Open the map

Pay

$420 proposed

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Proof

Photo of the finished cistern plus its capacity logged.

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

Level

intermediate

Open until

2026-09-19

Posted by

0x034F…6c89

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How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it.

Steps

1. Set the cistern on a level, stable pad at the point the downspout will feed it.
2. Connect a diverter or first-flush fitting to the downspout leading into the cistern.
3. Install the overflow line so excess water directs safely away from the foundation.
4. Fit an outlet spigot for garden use and check for leaks at every joint.
5. Photograph the finished cistern and log its capacity.

What counts as done

• photo
• GPS tag
• written log

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.

The standard this serves

Water Efficiency. Water efficiency is the quiet discipline of wasting nothing indoors. The EPA's WaterSense program sets the marks: how many gallons a minute a faucet should pass, how to find the leak that runs a toilet all night, how a household's water bill tells a story. Mastery looks like an auditor who can walk a home in an hour and find every hidden gallon. The skill is built one fixture at a time, which is exactly what this packet asks: measure one flow, find one leak, record one truth about where the water goes.