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maney, babey!! • nb & queer 🏳️‍⚧️ (she/they) •
🐾 native Texan fauna 🐾 • bitten by @13problemcat.bsky.social 💙 • 🌿 environmental engineering grad student and water resources engineer (stormwater enthusiast) 🌊 • Mitski’s losing dog 🐕
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Arin (drain gang!) @maneybabey.bsky.social · 15d
happy #maneymonday, y'all!!!!

pov: we're on a walk and there's a storm sewer cover I NEED to stop and look at (and maybe take a pic of 👀),,,
a photo of a maned wolf on a dirt path at night, staring down at an East Jordan Ironworks "dump no waste!" storm sewer cover photoshopped onto the path
maneybabey.bsky.social
was up in Denton again this weekend to see a friend and spotted these funky little catch basins from Neenah Foundry!
top-down view of the rounded cast iron catch basin frame, with the front of the inlet flush with the curb cast iron catch basin frame from the front, showing the six openings. the cuts in the sidewalk seem to suggest the stormwater line runs parallel behind the curb front view of another cast iron catch basin frame, with the front of the inlet offset behind the curb and with much more leafy debris without the scour of flow running along the front of the inlet/along the gutter line
November 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
maneybabey.bsky.social
earlier this week I got to attend some floodplain management trainings at the with Dallas Water Utilities, and while I was there I got a closeup look at Baker Pump Station! (which is actually three different pump stations, and is one of six PS along the main west/east levees of the Dallas Floodway)!
a view down along the concrete-lined sump area for the pump stations. the old Baker PS (red brick building) is in the front left, next to it is the new Baker PS (rectangular brown/white building) with the large bar rack screens to remove debris, and in the distance to the right is Baker 3 (white building with rounded roof and large discharge pipes) Old Baker PS, a red-brick house-like structure with the East Levee behind and to the left of it
November 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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neorsd.org
sickos yes ha ha ha YES
November 18, 2025 at 11:35 AM
maneybabey.bsky.social
good maneing!!

it seems I forgot to post abt #maneymonday, kind of in the thick of it rn 😭

so here's wishing everyone a real tampin' tuesday instead!
November 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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aevris.bsky.social
unfortunately being aware of any environmental issues means you think about politics every time you go outside and kind of want to tear someone’s face off
skwinnicki.bsky.social SK Winnicki, PhD 🏳️‍⚧️ @skwinnicki.bsky.social · 12d
Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"

guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
Basic light pollution diagram showing four different streetlight set ups ranging from more light pollution on the left to less light pollution on the right. The most pollution option, labelled "very bad" is a street lamp with a round uncovered bulb on top, making a sphere of light in the air. The next option, labelled "bad" has a tiny cap on top, that limits the upward pollution a bit. The "better" option is mostly uncovered on top, limiting pollution above the streetlight. The final option, labelled "best" has a full shroud overtop, limiting the light to only below the streetlight, where it is needed for pedestrians and vehicles.
November 14, 2025 at 2:38 AM
maneybabey.bsky.social
happy #maneymonday, y'all!!!!

pov: we're on a walk and there's a storm sewer cover I NEED to stop and look at (and maybe take a pic of 👀),,,
a photo of a maned wolf on a dirt path at night, staring down at an East Jordan Ironworks "dump no waste!" storm sewer cover photoshopped onto the path
November 11, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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natowave.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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wolf.moda
realizing you can just buy these
November 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
maneybabey.bsky.social
I got a little treat for going out and voting last night: some no-dumping inlet covers and ID markers!!

I've seen this type of cover used in a few different cities, but this is the first time I've found a custom no dumping marker with an inlet and receiving body ID!! super cool!!!
an East Jordan Iron Works "dump no waste!" storm drain inlet cover a custom "No Dumping Drains to Trinity (River)" marker in Grapevine,TX, with an inlet ID that indicates the receiving body (Denton Creek) and a phone number to report illegal dumping! visually appealing and informative!
November 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
maneybabey.bsky.social
first #maneymonday of November!!

it's finally almost-kinda-sort of feeling like fall, the perfect time to stretch those legs and tamp about in the nearest grassy field!!
November 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
maneybabey.bsky.social
went up to the town of Whitewright for a fall festival this weekend and spotted a few silly culverts!!

most notably, we found a VERY old concrete arch culvert that seems to be from 1908 beneath a stretch of Dallas Garland & Northeastern RR track!
the upstream headwall of the concrete arch culvert, which appears to be dated 1908 a view of the inside of the culvert, showing a the upper rounded section, lower rectangular section (both of which look to be cast-in-place), and gravel-lined bottom. From my experience, culvert shapes like this aren't very common now that precast pipe/box culverts are so common downstream concrete headwall into a small gully, with the same 1908 marker on the upper right corner of the headwall.
November 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
maneybabey.bsky.social
it seems they strategically placed curb cuts on gutter lines upstream of conventional grey infrastructure inlets (where ROW allowed) so that the GI can capture the runoff/forst pollutant flush from smaller events, and the typical inlets can cover the higher-intensity events!
October 28, 2025 at 2:14 AM
maneybabey.bsky.social
went up to Denton this weekend with some friends for the Halloween festivities (coffin racing and such)!

and spotted a few unusual inlets and some green stormwater infrastructure, I could spend all day stormwater spotting in Denton lol
view facing uphill from the finish line, at the top of the hill two coffin racers are waiting to race a curb-cut with baffles, likely to help trap debris and prevent it from flowing into the rain garden another Y/drop inlet, but this one's within a mulched rain garden/bioswale that lets stormwater seep into the ground before reaching the inlet (though I can't imagine the mulch won't just float into the inlet/storm system as well) a funky curb inlet spotted at the corner of a line of on-street parking. this one features two access lids (maybe there's two junctions inside?) and a metal plate across the top half of the inlet. I'm wondering if the plate is to get a more appropriate inlet throat to keep kids/critters from poking their heads down there, since the curb is exceptionally tall around the inlet and they likely can't thicken the top slab of the inlet to an appropriate throat width without making it too heavy and prone to failure? Who knows lol
October 27, 2025 at 10:10 PM
maneybabey.bsky.social
it's #maneymonday!!!

this is your reminder to stop and sniff the fruits (enjoy the little things) today :)
October 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
maneybabey.bsky.social
I went to the state fair with some friends this weekend, here’s what I saw!!

to start, here’s a silly combo inlet using what appears to be trench drain grates/frames? definitely a custom job 😭
combination inlet along a road/walkway consisting of a standard 3’ curb inlet, with four 2’ trench drain grates custom-fitted to the edge of curb ‘CoDallas storm sewer’ inlet cover above the curb inlet, along with a “no dumping” marker side view of the inlet, showing exposed frame anchors inside the curb inlet
October 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
maneybabey.bsky.social
LEGENDARY FIND DURING LAST NIGHT’S WALK: CITY OF DALLAƧ STORM SEWER INLET COVER!!!!!
rusted storm sewer inlet cover by Shaw Foundry Co. for the City of Dallas, with a backwards S !!!
October 15, 2025 at 9:24 PM
maneybabey.bsky.social
went on a walk along a trail yesterday and saw lots of swale-based drainage!a couple grate/drop inlets at low points (with tiny little outfalls!) and a pair of curb inlets, one of which had an open back to capture flow from the grass swale behind it!!
a little special type (36”?) y/drop inlet at the end of a swale a pair of curb inlets, one of which has a special design to have an open back to collect flow from the swale behind it view of the front of the special design curb inlet and the swale behind it a TINY (~6”?) outfall for a single grate inlet on the other side of the trail
October 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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aevris.bsky.social
they’ll regret that
October 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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mementomorty.bsky.social
native plants are important too
a flower field with text that says "Yeah I'm into BDSM, Bio-Diversity Supporting Meadows"
October 8, 2025 at 10:57 PM
maneybabey.bsky.social
went on a walk tonight and saw some sad looking combo inlet grates :(

the first one looks like the grate fully failed and they’re just throwing traffic channelizers down there (that one in the structure’s almost 4’ tall!), and the second one lost a vane :(
combination sweeper inlet with a grate that failed and appears to have broken into pieces, with only part of one end hanging from the grate frame. a panel type traffic channelizer is placed behind the hole in the road, and part of another channelizer is lodged in the grate structure a closeup of the broken grate and the channelizer lodged in the structure. the structure itself seems to be pretty deep since it nearly fits the ~4’ channelizer another combo inlet grate with one of the vanes of the grate broken off and two more clearly broken. it’s probably a matter of time till this one fails and falls in too (since fewer vanes mean less paths to distribute the force of vehicles driving over it)
October 10, 2025 at 3:38 AM
maneybabey.bsky.social
hi animals on my phone!!

been thinking about bringing back my #maneymonday posting perhaps, and would you look at that, it’s today!!

happy maney monday y’all :3
goofy aaa maned wolf WAY too close to the camera goddAMN (they’re leaning on the picture taker’s arm and giving a big smile too)
October 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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yookie.bsky.social
Tiny bit too late for this in my timezone but ohh well...

Don't forget it y'all! Spread the leggy love!! ❤️❤️❤️
yookie.bsky.social Yookie 🐾🏳️‍🌈 COMMS OPEN! @yookie.bsky.social · Oct 5
✨Happy maned wolf day!✨

Today is international maned wolf day! To celebrate this magnificent creature I ask you to tell a relative, friend or loved one about them! It's the prettiest most leggy animal. They're amazing and deserve our attention. Spread the leggy love ❤️

#manedwolf #leggy
Art by me
A painting of a cute maned wolf sleeping in the grass. Older art of mine.
October 5, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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remymanedwolf.bsky.social
It's International Maned Wolf Day today

Have you pet a maned wolf yet?

If not, go do it! Doesn't even have to be me!
October 5, 2025 at 10:10 PM
maneybabey.bsky.social
IT’S INTERNATIONAL MANED WOLF DAY, REJOICE!!!!! 🥳
Lucky the maned wolf smiling for a lovely photo :)
October 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
maneybabey.bsky.social
went to the movies with bf this morning and saw this funky little y-inlet in the parking lot!

though I’ve heard drop inlet and y-inlet used fairly synonymously, I definitely think this one’s a better candidate for the y-inlet name since it only had openings on two sides lol
a y-inlet placed in a parking lot between several handicapped parking spots, with one of the two openings shown another angle of the inlet showing the other opening, and interestingly, a access cover that says “Storm Drain City of [blank]”
October 5, 2025 at 1:09 AM