Sometimes you have to pick up the phone and have a reassuring conversation with a client.
Often professionals forget that we go through a process everyday but the client doesn’t.
Our normal can be their nightmare in their head.
Take the time to reaffirm and reassure.
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Verdant Aubrey
@VerdantWater
Stormwater Engineer * Beer lover * Owner of many domain names * Water nerd * CA girl at heart
Greater Portland, MaineJoined March 2018
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Your chance to submit your abstract for Stormwater Summit 2022 ends next month. Don’t miss your opportunity to showcase at #WEFStormwater as a potential speaker at technical sessions and pre-conference workshops. ow.ly/171A50H27iP
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If you want to make change in the world you have to:
1. cooperate (aka, make concessions)
2. be pleasant, even when it's hard
3. convince the majority of people who don't care either way that you're right
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Ewwww factor: Know before you go, what NOT to flush click2houston.com/news/local/202
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Coastal Commission approves $1.7 million in fines for illegal beach yards in Newport Beach, CA.
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Updating this ancient post: I've been the #Stormwater Engineer at Portland for 514 days and I 🎶 LOVE IT 🎶!!
I do Site & Stormwater Law, erosion control, compliance.
💦 Never the same day twice. 💦
Sign up for the StormH2O list serve here: mailman.informe.org/mailman/listin
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It's official: I'll be starting with the @maine_dep Land Bureau a week from today!
It's a 2-month (ish) gig.
What's after that?
Send me ideas.
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Are you an educator looking to teach your students about #stormwater? We just launched our new website with educational resources perfect for students K-12, including science project ideas and complete lesson plans. Check it out:
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Hey, guys! Remember me?
Lots of changes in the last year (mostly good)
I'm finally settled down enough to resume this feed: land use, water use, & water mgmt only!
(DM me if you were hoping to find my non-professional feed. 😉 😆😉)
#Stormwater
#OxfordComma
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Save yourself a plumber visit! ow.ly/8JUl30grnnR #Toiletsarenottrashcans #wipesclogpipes
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DYK: It may be #NationalCakeDay but not all cake is for eating. This is “sludge cake,” solid biological material extracted from our wastewater treatment process. It becomes fuel for incinerators that help generate tasty electricity at our Southerly plant.
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#wastewater treatment centres are used to process #wastewater not wipes. Wipes can get stuck in the system or flow through & end up in our #rivers, lakes, ocean & land on #beaches as #marinelitter Always #thinkb4uflush
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Cities now increasingly recognize that it’s cheaper to protect clean water by buying up natural habitat rather than purifying it after the fact. This policy shift comes with huge benefits for wildlife.
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Travelers are now prohibited from carrying wet wipes to Central Java's Mount Prau because many hikers are discarding them on the mountain as litter🚫🏔️ #environment #Sustainability #wetwipes #plasticpollution #waste #Jakarta #Indonesia #Asia #hiking
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In this season of gratitude, a new report reminds that we must #ActOnClimate to protect our loved ones: ‘No one's health is immune from climate change. People will be exposed to more foodborne & waterborne diseases. Children, elderly, poor & communities of color are most at risk’
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A massive federal climate change report that was due next month is out today. It warns of devastating health and economic costs to the US. cnn.it/2BuEOMD
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How did we miss the National Poo Museum and their marsupial collection of cube-shaped specimens? As water professionals, we need to be #thankful that our collection systems for #CleanWater are not square designs.
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By the way @BBCiPM, we’re delighted to say that we now have Wombat poo in our collection...here it is in all it’s cubic glory!
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Another ‘Best Thing’ about our open house this coming Saturday? The kids activities! Including face painting, sorting games and paper making!
#ecomaine #kidsactivities #portlandmaine… instagram.com/p/BoKe8mCgsNj/
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Don't miss out! Got recycling and trash questions? Want to know where it all goes? Head to this Saturday for their open house! #portlandme
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Actual quote: "There goes my poo! We'll catch up with it later." This is genius work.
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What happens to the pee, poo, & toilet paper when you flush the toilet? Along with @calacademy we helped answer this question by creating a short animated film called The Story of Poo. Check out this snippet of what happens to the "3 P's" when you flush. bit.ly/2OeCNey
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Officials are weighing six options in Long Beach to help improve the ocean ecosystems there. Attn. surfers: removing part of the breakwater could bring back waves!
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Such great advice!
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Remember: So-called 'flushable' wipes aren't flushable! Toss baby wipes, paper towels, makeup remover cloths, eyeglass cleaners, etc in the trash can! No Wipes in the Pipes. #plumbingtip #ItsJustPlumbSmart
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#Thursdaylaughs. And what will Daddy Pig say about this blocking his drain? Peppa pig look after your umbrella! It caused the whole house to back up!
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Looking for a handy way to remember which are the worst offenders for flushing. The 'Dirty Dozen' is a handy educational tool which can sit on the back of a bathroom door to help people to remember to #thinkb4uflush
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It's official: I'll be starting with the Land Bureau a week from today!
It's a 2-month (ish) gig.
What's after that?
Send me ideas.
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Bonus baby lynx pic that made us scream. We all win today.
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I am one with the forest and the forest is with me I am one with the forest and the forest is with me I am one with the forest and the fo
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Aubrey is officially accepting offers to buy her drinks at the convention Thursday.
Like, not all at once.
There's a sign-up sheet.
Maybe she'll come up with a custom nickname for you.
Be there or be square!
#Stormwater #MS4
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Same info right across the globe.
STOP FLUSHING WIPES!
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To flush, or not to flush...?
That was the question that ITV Wales asked when they joined us clearing some stinky blockages 
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Today kicks off National Public Works Week ( #NPWW ). Help show the #PowerOfPublicWorks by celebrating the men and women who contribute so much to our communities!
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. gives go ahead to develop a national standard that defines the criteria for material suitable for toilet flushing
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MS4 permittees: please make sure a stormwater manager has completed this survey. It seeks to ID the info & resources needed to run an effective MS4 program so can demonstrate this at a national level. Get stormwater mgmt the respect it deserves!
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Am I watching the #RoyalWedding ?
No, I'm writing an ordinance.
In front of the TV.
Tuned to the #RoyalWedding .
I'm not proud.
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The good news, Matt , is that the mud made me forget about all the goat poop.
PS: I went past your office yesterday!
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Working on clean water projects:
not always so clean!
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Cumberland County Soil & Water Conservation District has an opening for an
*Environmental Education & Outreach Coordinator*.
Learn more at the link below.
Applications are due May 25! facebook.com/cumberlandswcd
DIY wet wipes with Gel Wipe.
Save time, money and environment♻️🌍
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Water technology leaders gather for WaterVent in Philadelphia, PA! William Sarni, of WaterFoundry, starts by discussing risks in the water sector for investors!
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