Caleb Mitchell

Formerly @USGS Hydrologist @NCState_BAE PhD and former @NCSUStormwater Extension Associate • “To flood resiliency and the ponds!” -Gush LightHere

[Caleb Mitchell @CalculatorCaleb]

Hey @elonmusk and @realDonaldTrump you are destroying Americans’ lives with #DOGE.
For example, I made low flow estimates for communities and families to ensure they were discharging wastewater or withdrawing water in a manner that preserves that resource for future Americans.

[Caleb Mitchell @CalculatorCaleb]

So many decentralized rain gardens and bioretention cells! Many of them linear and in-series, which is an effective way to lay them out. Wonderful examples of green stormwater infrastructure @inDowntownPDX @sustainablepdx @PSUArchitecture

[Caleb Mitchell @CalculatorCaleb]

@JoeSagues @JuliaCCunniffe

[Caleb Mitchell @CalculatorCaleb]

Mass squishing: an ecological trap whereby a road and the associated vehicles impede amphibian migrating from wetland to upland habitat. These massive casualties are typically flattened at night during rainfall. Here is an example of a recent one on Rose Lane in Raleigh, NC.

[NC State BAE @NCState_BAE]

Happy Friday #BAEPack!🐺
It's always a good week when we have successful defenses in Weaver Labs.

This week Caleb Mitchell and Mohammad Nooshzadi had successful defenses!

[Caleb Mitchell @CalculatorCaleb]

@WaterDocJohn @NCState_BAE @Storm_Doc Thank you, Dr. McMaine! Nice new handle, congrats on the new gig at your old stomping grounds!

[Caleb Mitchell @CalculatorCaleb]

On Tuesday I successfully defended my PhD dissertation titled Resilience of Stormwater Control Measures to Floods, Bioterrorism, and Industrial Runoff. It was a fun and rewarding experience. Thanks to @Storm_Doc for giving me this and many other opportunities to chase the storms!

[Caleb Mitchell @CalculatorCaleb]

@LingjuanL @Storm_Doc Thank you, Dr. Li!

[Bill Hunt @Storm_Doc]

Thank you @NaomiWithNature for posting this pic! As all y’all’s advisor, I am blessed to count so many amazing grad students (& supporting folks) as part of the Stormwater Team. Here’s 2 more pix to additionally capture the joy of celebrating the successes of @CalculatorCaleb

[Caleb Mitchell @CalculatorCaleb]

@NaomiWithNature Thank you! I know your models will be orders of magnitude better than mine!

[Caleb Mitchell @CalculatorCaleb]

@USGS_SAWSC @savannahstate Amazing! Tell the King and Queen that I am enjoying their country while at the @IWAHQ International Conference on Urban Drainage.

[Caleb Mitchell @CalculatorCaleb]

This week I started as a Hydrologist with the @USGS_SAWSC!

Joyful for this next chapter! I’ll start by researching hydrologic extremes: (1) low flows and (2) flood flows

Stay tuned for my @NCState_BAE PhD defense: Resilience of SCMs to floods, bioterrorism & industrial runoff

[NC State BAE @NCState_BAE]

Today, NC State BAE Extension hosted a joint workshop with the @EPA and Ohio State University. The "Evaluating Stormwater Control Measures' Mitigation of Biological Terrorism" workshop provided information for a variety of different groups. @Storm_Doc @NCSUStormwater

[NC State BAE Wetland @NCState_Wetland]

Happy World Wetlands Day! I challenge you to tell at least one person (who does not already know) how important they are to protect and rebuild. Then challenge them to do the same!

[Caleb Mitchell @CalculatorCaleb]

It’s been so long since I’ve Tweeted that they changed the name to X.
It’s been so long since they came up with the water quality design storm that you need to multiply it by X.

[Caleb Mitchell @CalculatorCaleb]

The wetland vegetation has really taken off since planting last August. @NCDEQ 319 grant helped this sediment basin be retrofit to a wetland.

[Caleb Mitchell @CalculatorCaleb]

@cfcastro_NCSU @sediment_sharma @NCState_BAE @LucieGuertault @NatalieGNelson Good job, @sediment_sharma !!

[Caleb Mitchell @CalculatorCaleb]

Harvesting my backyard wetland plants led to some cool discoveries:
1) roots grow bigger in water than in a soil-gravel, and
2) preferencial flow paths occur beneath the roots within the gravel where anaerobic conditions prevail.

[NC State BAE @NCState_BAE]

PhD candidate @CalculatorCaleb, Research Scholar Jack Kurki-Fox & Assoc Ext Prof @BDoll66 will present in the Extreme Event Hydrologic and Water Quality Modeling session 145 beginning at 2:30 pm. 💦

For a complete schedule, download @ASABEorg AIM app 👉 https://t.co/FBGejF0aF9

[Caleb Mitchell @CalculatorCaleb]

Why do I always get stuck watering permeable pavers…

Because I’m always testing out the infiltration of the pavement before and after maintenance.
This test plot is only 2.5 months old, but lack of erosion control allowed the disturbed soil to clog it. More tests tomorrow!