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At home / Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills, South Australia (any household with a rainwater tank collecting roof runoff)

Rainwater harvesting stewardship audit (outdoor use only, first-flush, local rules vary) — Adelaide, Australia.

Inspect an Adelaide-area rainwater tank for first-flush diversion, storage condition, and non-drinking use. Read all of it

Not funded yet. Settles as earned credit, $85 proposed.

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Proof it takes, the deadline, the level
  • ProofFirst-flush diverter present, functioning, checked + Storage tank, gutters checked for debris, algae, pests + System labeled non-potable, no drinking without treatment + Local rules confirmed for the collection site + Suspected contamination or illness routed to health department
  • Open until2027-02-27
  • Levelentry
All of it: the words, the place, the proof

Inspect an Adelaide-area rainwater tank for first-flush diversion, storage condition, and non-drinking use. A study sampled 100 Adelaide-area tanks and found disease-causing bacteria in some, including tanks used for drinking.

Offer to pay $85. The receipt lands onchain once the proof is approved.

What it looks like
A homeowner in the Adelaide Hills lifts the lid on a corrugated tank fed by a roof downspout, checking the first-flush diverter and the inlet screen for debris and pest access.

A description of this kind of work, not a record that it happened here.

Where
At home / Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills, South Australia (any household with a rainwater tank collecting roof runoff). Open the map
Pay
$85 proposed

This job is not funded yet, so this figure is a proposed price, not money held for the worker. 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: recorded, and readable any time at vealth.net/labor/credit/(your wallet). You see which before you claim, never after.

Proof
First-flush diverter present, functioning, checked + Storage tank, gutters checked for debris, algae, pests + System labeled non-potable, no drinking without treatment + Local rules confirmed for the collection site + Suspected contamination or illness routed to health department

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

Level
entry: anyone can start here
Open until
2027-02-27
Posted by
0x034F…6c89

The creator wallet. Its signature is what approves proof and settles the wage.

Safety, read before you claim

This is non-potable stewardship coaching only; untreated harvested rainwater is never recommended as drinking water. Local rules on collection vary widely, so confirm the current limit for the collection site before installing or expanding a system.

The full safety list for this job:

  • A cross-connection between a harvested-rainwater line and the household's potable water supply is a serious contamination risk and is routed to a licensed plumber or an ARCSA-certified installer immediately, never fixed by the observer.
  • Never drink harvested rainwater, wash produce eaten raw with it, or use it for a child's wading pool without documented treatment and the relevant health authority's sign-off.
  • A first-flush diverter reduces but does not eliminate contamination risk; it is a non-potable-use improvement, not a treatment step that makes the water drinkable.
  • Roofing material matters: never harvest runoff from a roof treated with a biocide, or from lead flashing/old galvanized surfaces, for any use involving edible plants or animal contact without checking with a local advisory service first.
  • The Adelaide figures are qPCR detections and metal readings from 100 sampled tanks: they show tanks can hold microbial and chemical hazards, never that any one tank is contaminated, and this packet tests no water, states no level for any system, and never reads the study as a sign that drinking from a tank is fine or unfit.
  • This packet is independent of and not affiliated with Adelaide University or the study authors: named as the real, verified home of a published rainwater study, not an endorsement or partnership, and it names no Australian authority or guideline value since none was read beyond the abstract.
How this work is done

How this work is done

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

Bring

  • A flashlight to inspect inside the storage tank/barrel
  • A screen or mesh check for gutters and the tank inlet
  • Internet or phone access to confirm the state's and locality's current rainwater-collection rules
  • A tape measure or the barrel's stated capacity to check against any state volume limit
  • A notebook or phone to log findings by date

Steps

  1. 1. Look up the state's and locality's own current rainwater-collection rules before evaluating the system; never assume another state's limit (e.g. Colorado's 110-gallon, 2-barrel residential cap) applies elsewhere.
  2. 2. Inspect the first-flush diverter (tipping-bucket, float-ball, or equivalent) and confirm it is present, not bypassed, and actually diverting the initial roof runoff away from the storage tank.
  3. 3. Inspect gutters, screens, and the tank inlet for debris, and clear any blockage that would let leaves or roof debris bypass the diverter.
  4. 4. Open the tank (where safely accessible) and check for algae growth, mosquito larvae, or other pest activity; confirm the tank stays light-tight since algae needs light to grow.
  5. 5. Confirm the system's storage capacity against any state-specific volume limit and record whether it complies.
  6. 6. Confirm and label the water's intended use as non-potable (irrigation, outdoor washing) unless documented treatment (filtration plus disinfection) and the relevant health authority's approval are already in place.
  7. 7. Route any suspected illness linked to contact with or use of the harvested water to the local health department, and any legal-status question to the state or local water authority, never guessed.

What counts as done

  • A first-flush diverter (tipping-bucket, float-ball, or equivalent) present and confirmed to divert the initial roof runoff away from the storage tank
  • Storage tank, gutters, and screens checked for debris, algae growth, mosquito or pest access, and light-tightness (algae needs light)
  • The system's intended use recorded as non-potable (irrigation, outdoor washing) unless documented treatment (filtration plus disinfection) and the relevant health authority's approval are in place
  • The locality's own current rules for rainwater collection looked up and recorded, never assumed from another place's rule or a general impression, and no rule is stated in this packet
  • Any component the ARCSA/ASPE/ANSI Standard 63 professional certification pathway would flag (missing overflow, cross-connection to the potable line, unscreened inlet) noted for referral to a certified installer, never repaired by the observer
  • Any suspected illness linked to contact with or use of the harvested water routed to the local health department, never self-diagnosed

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.

What is promised, and what is not

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