Picture credits and licences

Picture credits

54 photographs on this site are real, from Wikimedia Commons under the licences shown; each was cropped and resized, and any visible maker names were cropped or blurred. 29 pictures are AI-generated, for scenes where no fitting photograph could be found. Those are labelled on stop pages, and marked "AI picture" on cards.

Aerial of brown floodwater through wooded lots with houses on the higher ground, Columbia, SC, October 5, 2015.
By Staff Sgt. Roberto Di Giovine, Public domain, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized

Aerial of a large house just above brown floodwater that covers the lower yard and street, Columbia, SC, October 5, 2015.
By Staff Sgt. Roberto Di Giovine, Public domain, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized

Brick cottage with an arched door set back behind a worn, patchy front yard and a big oak trunk, Melrose Heights-Oak Lawn-Fairview Historic District, Columbia, SC.
By Eastward Gypsy, CC BY-SA 4.0, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized

1950s brick ranch house under tall pines with a mailbox and curving drive, Charlotte, North Carolina (not the Midlands).
By CLTmatt, CC BY-SA 4.0, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized

Cast-iron drain pipes exposed through an opening in a house wall, wood stud beside them. Location not stated on the source page.
By Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized

Corroded old cast-iron water pipes lying in rubble after being dug up. Location not stated on the source page.
By Newtown grafitti, CC BY 2.0, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized

Knox Abbott Drive at an intersection, Cayce, SC, with traffic lights, overhead wires and a worn sidewalk corner.
By Dr. Blazer, CC BY-SA 4.0, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized

Old stone locks at the north end of the Columbia Canal, Columbia, SC, with the river high and brown.
By Vitugglan, CC BY-SA 4.0, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized

Concrete septic tank with two round lids sitting in a fresh dug hole before backfill, Quebec, Canada (not SC).
By Nonztp, CC BY-SA 4.0, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized; maker name and phone number blurred

Copper water lines soldered to a brass ball-valve shutoff with a dark lever handle, against a pale wall. Location not stated on the source page.
By Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized

New copper water pipes running up a concrete block wall. Location not stated on the source page.
By Susan Lesch, CC BY 3.0, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized

About 1926 Columbia cottage with a deep front porch and a brick walk through an iron gate, Bellevue Historic District (Cottontown), Columbia, SC.
By Eastward Gypsy, CC BY-SA 4.0, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized

Old weathered white-painted crawlspace access panel with peeling paint and wires across it. Location not stated on the source page.
By TradeCrawlspaces, CC BY-SA 4.0, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized

A long open strip of tall green grass in a pine woods over a septic drain field. Off-site septic series; state not given.
By Soil Science from Raleigh, CC BY 2.0, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized

Close view of white pressure-distribution pipes laid in bends across red clay soil. Same off-site septic series; state not given.
By Soil Science from Raleigh, CC BY 2.0, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized

Soaked carpet, cardboard and household debris piled in front of a brick ranch house after the October 2015 flood, a Columbia, SC neighbourhood; volunteers small in the background.
By Tech. Sgt. Jorge Intriago, Public domain, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized

Round green septic access lids set in a mown green lawn, one whole and one partly in frame. Location not stated on the source page.
By Wikideas1, CC0, source page. Cropped to 3:4 and resized

Brick and stucco bungalow with a screened front porch, a brick walk and a small front lawn, seen from the street, Melrose Heights-Oak Lawn-Fairview Historic District, Columbia, SC.
By Eastward Gypsy, CC BY-SA 4.0, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and 3:4, resized

Older two-storey frame house on Senate Street, Columbia, SC, seen at an angle so the long side wall with its windows runs down the right, shrubs and a sloped strip of yard along the curb.
By ProfReader, CC BY-SA 4.0, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and 3:4, resized

A corner in the Alta Vista-Camp Fornance-Newman Park Historic District, Columbia, SC: curb and street in front, picket fence, big trees, an older house behind.
By RoytheBoi7020, CC BY-SA 4.0, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and 3:4, resized

Crawlspace under a house seen through an open access panel: bare dirt, a white plastic drain pipe with a tee, and wires and pipes along the joists. Location not stated on the source page.
By TradeCrawlspaces, CC BY-SA 4.0, source page. Cropped to remove skewed scan edges, 4:3 and 3:4, resized

Hand holding a cut length of old galvanized water pipe, the open end caked with rust inside.
By User:Geographer, CC BY 2.5, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized

Gervais Street Bridge over the Congaree River, seen from the bank in Columbia, SC.
By Dr. Blazer, CC BY-SA 4.0, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized

House room stripped to bare studs after a flood, window frame and buckets on the floor, Belfry, Kentucky, 2009 (not the Midlands).
By Rob Melendez, Public domain, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized; bucket label blurred

Excavation in a garden showing an old lead water service pipe running toward a house, Washington, D.C. (not SC).
By IntangibleArts, CC BY 2.0, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized

The Lexington County Joint Municipal Water and Sewer Commission water tower on Augusta Highway, Lexington, SC, with traffic signals in front. Its utility name is painted on it.
By Thomas Kirchel, CC BY-SA 4.0, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized

Open stand of longleaf pines with low green undergrowth, Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge, Chesterfield County, SC (northeast of the Midlands).
By U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters, Public domain, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized

Small metal lid marked WATER METER set in a concrete sidewalk box, seen from above, leaf shadows on it. Location not stated on the source page.
By Arlo Barnes, CC0, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized

Open in-ground meter box looking down at a water meter, with cobwebs and small mushrooms growing around it, North Clairemont, San Diego, California (not SC).
By RightCowLeftCoast, CC BY-SA 4.0, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized

Big tree root lifting and breaking a concrete sidewalk beside the trunk, North Gregson Street, Durham, North Carolina (not the Midlands).
By Ildar Sagdejev (Specious), CC BY-SA 3.0, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized

Exposed live oak roots spreading over leaf litter toward a curb, St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans (not the Midlands).
By Infrogmation, CC BY-SA 4.0, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized

A dug-up section of old Orangeburg (bituminous fibre) sewer pipe with a crushed, flaking end, lying on grass and red clay. Location not stated on the source page.
By Flickr user thurdl01, CC BY 2.0, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized

Victorian house with a wraparound porch on a brick base behind a white picket fence, Old Shandon Historic District, Columbia, SC.
By Eastward Gypsy, CC BY-SA 4.0, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized

Covered saucepan of water at a rolling boil on an electric stove.
By Ildar Sagdejev (Specious), CC BY-SA 4.0, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized

Curving street of brick ranch houses under tall trees at Martin Street and Sherrybrook Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina (not the Midlands).
By Nyttend, Public domain, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized

Bare graded red clay lot standing in rainwater, a bulldozer and small figures far off. North Carolina Piedmont (not SC).
By Flickr user Soil-Science.info / Dr. David Lindbo of the Department of Soil Science at NC State University, CC BY 2.0, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized

Close view of a rust hole at a bend in a galvanized well-water pipe, paint flaking, a leak spot visible.
By Shamrock Lee, CC BY 4.0, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized

The lower Saluda River from a footbridge railing near Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, Columbia, SC.
By Thomson200, CC0, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized

Cut face of pale sandy soil with thin darker clay bands (lamellae) lower down, grass roots on top. Soil-science photograph; location not stated.
By Soil Science, CC BY 2.0, source page. Cropped and resized

Green septic riser box and round lid in a line on a grassy slope. Location not stated on the source page.
By Wikideas1, CC0, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized

Newly installed septic risers and lids standing in bare sandy fill and gravel at the edge of woods. Location not stated on the source page.
By SuSanA Secretariat, CC BY 2.0, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized

Square cast-iron lid reading SEWER CLEANOUT set in concrete, Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada (not SC).
By Chris Woodrich, CC BY-SA 4.0, source page. Resized; maker name blurred

Silt across a road and yard edge, fences knocked flat and a sign down after the October 2015 flood, Forest Acres community, Columbia, SC.
By Tech. Sgt. Jorge Intriago, Public domain, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized

Street of older frame houses with sidewalks and overhead wires, Reid Street, Rock Hill, SC (north of the Midlands).
By Mx. Granger, CC0, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized

Teal wood bungalow with a white porch, leaf-covered front yard and palmetto-type shrubs, Alta Vista-Camp Fornance-Newman Park Historic District, Columbia, SC.
By Eastward Gypsy, CC BY-SA 4.0, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized

Red, orange and yellow utility paint marks on pavement and small flags on the grass by a street corner, South 336th Street, Washington State (not SC).
By Gayest Frogs, CC BY-SA 4.0, source page. Cropped to remove a business sign, 4:3, resized

Tank water heater in a closet under the stairs of a house with copper lines overhead and the door open, Oak Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia (not SC).
By Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized; maker badge and labels blurred

Rust-pitted copper-coloured bottom plate taken off an old water heater, held by a hand over a tile floor.
By Czarking0, CC0, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized

Electric tank water heater held to the wall with metal seismic straps, in a narrow corner. Location not stated on the source page.
By Steven Pavlov, CC BY-SA 4.0, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized; maker name and labels blurred

Water service line with brass valves running down a wall covered in white plastic sheeting. Location not stated on the source page.
By Rdt001, CC0, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized

A broken old brass water meter, lid open, showing red dial pointers and a damaged face, on a concrete surface. Location not stated on the source page.
By Shixart1985, CC BY 2.0, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized

Green well-drilling truck with its derrick folded down, parked in a grassy field. Photograph by USDA NRCS Texas (not SC).
By USDA NRCS Texas, Public domain, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized; company name on door blurred

An old well hand pump and small electric pump on a concrete floor beside a block wall and a stained tank. Residential setting; location not stated.
By Massachusetts Dept. of Environmental Protection, CC BY 2.0, source page. Cropped to remove a person's boot, 4:3, resized

State Street, West Columbia, SC: wide sidewalk, shopfronts and street lamps on a cloudy day.
By Dr. Blazer, CC BY-SA 4.0, source page. Cropped to 4:3 and resized