(With expanded coverage of all the Western States) by Patrick Ruckert https://www.californiadroughtupdate.org/California-Water-and-Infrastructure-Report-August-22%2C-2024.pdf A Note to Readers The Feature this week is a report by my associate Brian Lantz, “Why Baseload Electrical Power? A Necessity Not An Option.” Nothing is more important in revitalizing the U.S. as an industrial super-power than…
(With expanded coverage of all the Western States) https://www.californiadroughtupdate.org/California-Water-and-Infrastructure-Report-August-15%2C-2024.pdf by Patrick Ruckert A Note to Readers There are some new developments in regard to the Colorado River. California farmers will cut back their water use beginning this year by 700,000 acre feet, and states are at least somewhat working together…
(With expanded coverage of all the Western States) by Patrick Ruckert www.californiadroughtupdate.org/California-Water-and-Infrastructure-Report-August-8-2024.pdf A Note to Readers This week’s Feature is a 41 minute video of a discussion held last Saturday broadcast by Promethean Action. The content will provide you with insight into how Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s policy of making…
(With expanded coverage of all the Western States) by Patrick Ruckert http://www.californiadroughtupdate.org/California-Water-and-Infrastructure-Report-August-1-2024.pdf A Note to Readers Just three topics are covered this week, in addition to the U.S. Drought Monitor for California. The first, under the title, “The Presidential Campaign and California Water,”will run when articles are available from now…
(With expanded coverage of all the Western States) by Patrick Ruckert www.californiadroughtupdate.org/California-Water-and-Infrastructure-Report-July-25-2024.pdf A Note to Readers This week’s report begins with the U.S. Drought Monitor’s current map of California and its national drought summary. Next, are a series of articles on water policy for the state. As opposed to the…
(With expanded coverage of all the Western States) by Patrick Ruckert http://www.californiadroughtupdate.org/California-Water-and-Infrastructure-Report-July%2018%2C-2024%20A.pdf A Note to Readers Drought has returned to California, though only a small portion of the state has entered official drought status, and that is only at the “Moderate Drought” category. The U.S. Drought Monitor, pictured below tells…
(With expanded coverage of all the Western States) by Patrick Ruckert www.californiadroughtupdate.org/California-Water-and-Infrastructure-Report-July 18%2C-2024.pdf A Note to Readers Drought has returned to California, though only a small portion of the state has entered official drought status, and that is only at the “Moderate Drought” category. The U.S. Drought Monitor, pictured below…
(With expanded coverage of all the Western States) by Patrick Ruckert www.californiadroughtupdate.org/California-Water-and-Infrastructure-Report-July-11%2C-2024.pdf A Note to Readers The heat wave that has stalled over California, and has set high temperature records in the West for near two weeks now, may be coming to an end soon, so say the forecasts. Of…
(With expanded coverage of all the Western States) by Patrick Ruckert www.californiadroughtupdate.org/California-Water-and-Infrastructure-Report-July-4%2C-2024.pdf A Note to Readers This Independence Day, our report shall present a single item to focus our thoughts on this 248th anniversary of the founding of the greatest republic in human history. In just two years our nation…
(With expanded coverage of all the Western States) by Patrick Ruckert Published weekly since July, 2014 www.californiadroughtupdate.org/California-Water-and-Infrastructure-Report-June-27%2C-2024.pdf