“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”  Dr. King included those words during his stirring address to hundreds of thousands of Americans from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963 – a hundred years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.  More than 60 years ago. Many of the specific ills Dr. King noted during that speech – blacks unable to buy homes in white neighborhoods, “whites only” signs in shops and businesses, blacks not allowed to vote in Mississippi – no longer exist in America and haven’t for generations. But has our great nation truly fulfilled Dr. King’s dream?  Is everyone truly judged by the content of his character?  Or are we still discriminating, in practice if not in law?  Are we judging individuals as individuals, or according to some real or perceived … [Read more...]

Is California's water future bleak and doom-laden?  Certainly not! But changes do need to be made. See this editorial on California's Water Future, as published on Waterwrights.net. https://waterwrights.net/californias-water-future-january-4-2024/ Thank you! … [Read more...]

Three years of planning and preparation bore fruit in the late winter of 2022-2023, as WellJet® mobilized personnel and equipment from California, across the fruited plain, to New England. Specifically, New Haven, Connecticut.  Birthplace of the Knights of Columbus, Yale University, and Frank Pepe’s legendary pizzeria.  Founded in 1638, New Haven is also home to the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority (RWA), a nonprofit corporation that provides 45 million gallons a day of water and related services to 430,000 consumers in the region.  Staffed by experts known for both their experience and innovation, RWA consistently pursues a Best Practices approach to operating and maintaining the wells that serve the community. WellJet® was invited to participate in a multi-well rehabilitation project for RWA.  The targets were three older wells, two of which had been drilled in the 1960s (since fitted with stainless steel liners, tending … [Read more...]