public FM 2111 road shoulder right of way near its Colorado River crossing, northwest of Ballinger, TX 76821 (public right of way, Runnels County)
Build a grassed waterway along the FM 2111 road shoulder, segment 5, public FM 2111 road shoulder right of way near its Colorado River crossing, northwest of Ballinger, TX 76821 (public right of way.
Cropland sheet-flow runoff sheds straight off this public road shoulder toward the Colorado River crossing with no vegetated treatment, carrying topsoil off Read all of it
Not funded yet. Settles as earned credit, $250 proposed.
Proof it takes, the deadline, the level
- Proofbefore/after photos plus swale-dimension record plus native-plant list plus infiltration water-test plus GPS
- Open until2026-10-28
- Levelintermediate
All of it: the words, the place, the proof
Cropland sheet-flow runoff sheds straight off this public road shoulder toward the Colorado River crossing with no vegetated treatment, carrying topsoil off Concho Valley cropland with every storm.
Fund it for $250. Proof lands onchain when it's done.
How this work is done
How this work is done
A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it.
Steps
- 1. Call 811 and confirm the treatment segment with the county road authority, then photograph the flat, untreated road shoulder segment before starting.
- 2. Hand-shape a shallow, gently sloped grassed waterway swale set back from the road edge, hand tools only, no power digging equipment.
- 3. Plant native, water-tolerant grasses along the swale bed at the design spacing to intercept and filter cropland sheet-flow runoff.
- 4. Water in the planting and photograph the finished waterway from the matching before vantage, recording the plant list and swale dimensions.
What counts as done
- Before photos of the flat, unplanted road shoulder segment
- Swale bed dimensions and grading recorded
- Native/adapted grass list with planting photos along the swale bed
- Infiltration water-test photo/video showing the swale draining within 24 to 48 hours, no standing water past that window
Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.
The standard this serves
Soil Health. Soil health is the discovery, now written into USDA standards, that soil is not dirt but a living body: it breathes, digests, holds water, and can sicken or recover. The tests are wonderfully physical. Time how fast water soaks in. See whether a clod holds together in water or falls apart. Smell for the sweetness of organic matter. Mastery looks like a farmer who can read a handful of ground like a page. This packet is one plot examined by those methods and recorded, one honest page in the story of a piece of land.
What is promised, and what is not
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