We share unique stories behind our water world and infrastructure. Our goal is to be more fun than serious and more short than long.

Clemson, SC
Joined April 2019
Engineers giving each other advice: “Don’t use too many numbers when you talk to the public because you will lose people.” Sports fans to each other: “Back your claims up with stats and numbers, or go home.” (The more creative the statistic the more intense the conversation.)
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Getting an education matters. What you do with your education matters more.
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If you pay attention to the spillways at dams, you might notice they sometimes use this zigzag shape. Can you NAME THAT INFRASTRUCTURE? Read the 🧵 for the answer. #EngineeringInPlainSight
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Thanks Erin! This paper was a collaboration with sixteen authors. @shanewalkerTX is one; not sure about twitter status of the rest! They did most of the work; true collaboration.
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New video today: Why Buildings Need Foundations youtu.be/0_KhihMIOG8 Get an exclusive look into the underbelly of my house!
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#Water tweeps, @TOutfall #BookClub is reading The Sound of the Sea and you’re invited. Join us in person @ClemsonUniv or virtually on Friday Oct. 22nd 2:30 ET. Seashells, the #oceans & us. Sign up here to join:
theOutfall@TOutfall12 Oct 2021
We will be talking with @cynthiabarnett to discuss her new book. You can join us too. Sign up here. theoutfall.com/the-outfall-b…
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Pretty stoked that our ad hoc committee was able to produce this review: Managing and treating per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in membrane concentrates awwa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com… @paulwesterhoff @SelimErsan @shanewalkerTX
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Super interesting connection between COVID and drinking water: both need liquid oxygen (LOX). (Though not all water plants use LOX; most do not. I'm guessing it's for ozone generation, and most plants don't use ozone.)
★ Orlando residents asked to limit water usage to help Covid-19 patients - CNN #BreakingNews Please Retweet ➧➧➧ dlvr.it/S64QVc
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New video out today about the Surfside Condo Collapse youtu.be/pgz5Xq4GUio Very tough one to produce. My condolences to all affected by this tragedy.
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Just hit exactly 48,000 sent messages. Might be the only time I will notice such a round number, so I will celebrate with an afternoon soft drink.
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This episode of @TOutfall podcast has some really eye-opening (ear-opening?) tidbits from Christina Rae Butler and her book “Lowcountry at High Tide.” Can’t wait to go back to Charleston and see some of this for myself. theoutfall.com/story/buried-… @USCPress – at South Carolina, USA
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On the futility of the #water wars. My take on #Florida v. Georgia; a story I've covered since my 1st book nearly 20 yrs ago & my longest-running public records request, for the millions spent fighting over water rather than working together to save it. tampabay.com/opinion/2021/04…
Didn’t even hurt.
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Just happened to notice and read this plaque on my way out of Brackett Hall today and it just happens to be International Women's Day day, too. Coincidence enough that it deserves to be posted. Happy International Women's Day! @ClemsonUniv @ClemsonEEES
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RT @TOutfall: In this five-minute water short, we try to answer why we don't see more of these aquaponic systems. Thanks, Dr. Lance Beecher @CUESNews theoutfall.com/short/what-is…
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This is not a lake. It’s a farm in a floodplain of the Black River. // US Highway 301, Clarendon County #flooding #environment #rural #environmentalphotography #sc #photography #hydrology
Getting CFD models to accurately predict osmotically driven flow through membranes is tricky, but Peng Xie made it work. Read about it in our new open-access paper in Membranes: mdpi.com/2077-0375/11/1/29. Coauthor: Tzahi Cath.
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Next Sunday 25th, two 'Drainspotting' tours. Starting at Broomhill at 11am OR from Walkley at 1pm. All walks cost £5 per person and are restricted to five guests for COVID reasons. Details in the events post below :)
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"Free education is abundant, all over the internet. It’s the desire to learn that’s scarce." - @naval
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