The Tarheel Pipeline: Spring 2014 - page 9

Spring 2014 |
NCRWA.COM
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from the president
light rainfall can be more critical than
all the big floods and all the big disasters
we’re talking about in terms of
sustainability, in terms of long-term
environmental quality.”
Maggie Valley Sanitary District has
partnered with Dr. Barros and her team
at Duke University to host one of the
“III Channel Microwave Radiometers”
locatedon the valleyfloor.The information
gathered from this experiment may help
better predict flash flooding and land slide
threats to our area, with hopes of taking
this technology worldwide.
Neil Carpenter
NCRWA President
Maggie Valley Sanitary District Operators Tim Johnson and Joey Crider with the
III Channel Microwave Radiometers located near MVSD.
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