Convert a host-invited Hollister community garden to drip irrigation.

San Benito County gardens water by hose and sprinkler out of one of the state's more stressed groundwater basins, losing half of it to evaporation in valley heat. Converting a host garden's beds to simple drip lines on a timer cuts its water use roughly in half and models the fix for every gardener who walks past.

Where

Host-invited community garden near Line Street, Hollister, CA 95023 · Open the map

Pay

$300 proposed

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Proof

Running-system photos plus emitter check

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Level

intermediate

Open until

2026-10-18

Posted by

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How this work is done

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

Steps

1. Confirm the bed layout and water source with the garden host.
2. Run mainline tubing from the spigot through a filter and pressure regulator.
3. Lay drip lines along each bed at emitter spacing matched to the plantings.
4. Set the battery timer, flush the lines, and check every emitter under pressure.
5. Photograph the running system and walk the host through seasonal adjustments.

What counts as done

• Before and after photos of the watered beds
• Photo of the timer, filter, and regulator assembly
• GPS-tagged photo of wet emitter lines under pressure with host confirmation noted

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.