(With expanded coverage of all the Western States) by Patrick Ruckert file:///C:/Users/patru/OneDrive/Desktop/CA%20Drought/20231228-California-Water-and-Infrastructure-Report.pdf A Note to Readers I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas, and that the New Year will be more than happy. With two celebrations back to back, the report will be brief this week. As one can see…

www.californiadroughtupdate.org/20231221-California-Water-and-Infrastructure-Report.pdf A Note to Readers A wide variety of topics this week make up the report. I do wish to call your attention to this week’s Feature (found on page 12). It is a 24 minute video that presents how to judge what means of producing electricity is not only…

(With expanded coverage of all the Western States) by Patrick Ruckert www.californiadroughtupdate.org/20231214-California-Water-and-Infrastructure-Report.pdf A Note to Readers Due to a variety of problems this week, the report is not only brief, but includes only one item. That is a new article by my associate Benjamin Deniston. You will find it immediately…

(With expanded coverage of all the Western States) by Patrick Ruckert www.californiadroughtupdate.org/20231207-California-Wate-and-Infrastructure-Report.pdf A Note to Readers Will begin with a news flash from today: “Golden State no more? California budget deficit balloons to $68 billion;2022 23 revenue will be $26 billion below budget estimates “By John Woolfolk | jwoolfolk@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay…

(With expanded coverage of all the Western States) by Patrick Ruckert www.californiadroughtupdate.org/20231130-California-Water-and-Infrastructure-Report.pdf A Note to Readers There are some interesting developments this week in the area of water policy, debate, and, of course, political conflict over the same. But, we begin with the U.S. Drought Monitor map, and, as expected,…

(With expanded coverage of all the Western States) by Patrick Ruckert www.californiadroughtupdate.org/20231123-California-Water-and-Infrastructure-Report.pdf A Note to Readers Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. To honor the day, this report has two items. The first is a report on the tremendous technological breakthrough represented by the November 18th second flight test of the SpaceX…

(With expanded coverage of all the Western States) by Patrick Ruckert www.californiadroughtupdate.org/20231116-California-Water-and-Infrastructure-Report.pdf A Note to Readers Following this week’s U.S. Drought Monitor’s map for California, is an article on California water storage, highlighting the fight to raise Shasta Dam. The Sites Reservoir, almost fully approved now, has been put on…

(With expanded coverage of all the Western States) by Patrick Ruckert www.californiadroughtupdate.org/20231109-California-Water-and-Infrastructure-Report.pdf A Note to Readers Accompanying the U.S. Drought Monitor map for California this week is one of many articles celebrating that for the first time in three years the state is now drought-free. Of course, that pretty much…

(With expanded coverage of all the Western States) by Patrick Ruckert www.californiadroughtupdate.org/20231102-California-Water-and-Infrastructure-Report.pdf A Note to Readers Accompanying the U.S. Drought Monitor map for California this week is one of many articles celebrating that for the first time in three years the state is now drought-free. Of course, that pretty much…

(With expanded coverage of all the Western States) by Patrick Ruckert www.californiadroughtupdate.org/20231102-California-Water-and-Infrastructure-Report.pdf A Note to Readers Please excuse this rather perfunctory introduction. But time presses this evening. We begin with the U.S. Drought Monitor map of California, and find little change from the previous week. Then my “Mea Culpa” in…