Summary: The Supersized Science podcast features research and discoveries nationwide enabled by advanced computing technology and expertise at the Texas Advanced Computing Center of the University of Texas at Austin. Podcast host Jorge Salazar is a science writer at TACC. Mark Twain is attributed with the quote, "Whisky is for drinking, and water is for fighting over!" But what if cooperation yielded more benefit than just going it alone, when it comes to urban water utilities? A new study of water supply in the North Carolina Research Triangle found that agreements between water utilities can help mitigate their risks. The research used supercomputer allocations on the Stampede2 system of the Texas Advanced Computing Center awarded by XSEDE, the Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment, which is funded by the National Science Foundation. The findings can apply to any place where water providers allocate regional water resources among users that face challenges in supply and demand and in affordably financing infrastructure improvements. On the podcast to talk more about their water supply study are David Gorelick and David Gold. Gorelick is a postdoctoral research associate at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Gold is a PhD candidate in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Cornell University. Supersized Science is part of the Texas Podcast Network – the conversations changing the world – brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. The opinions expressed in this podcast represent the views of the hosts, and not of The University of Texas at Austin. Story Link: https://www.tacc.utexas.edu/-/cooperation-rewards-water-utilities Music Credit: Raro Bueno, Chuzausen freemusicarchive.org/music/Chuzausen/
