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Potpourri: SJV Water on Berkeley radio, Cali streams tapped out (?), the Creel has landed and more

February 6, 2020

• by Lois Henry

In the interest of not inundating your email inboxes with a bunch of posts, I’m offering several small newsy water bits in a single take. You are WELCOME! Berkeley gets a Kings earful SJV Water CEO/Editor Lois Henry (that’s me!) was interviewed by Vic Bedoian, a freelance Central Valley radio reporter, for KFPA 94.1 FM…

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Kern River water is at the center of another legal battle

February 6, 2020

• by Lois Henry

The relative lull in lawsuits over Kern River water was broken Dec. 11 when Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District filed a complaint against the City of Bakersfield. Rosedale’s complaint, filed in Kern County Superior Court, demands that the city keep selling a portion of river water to the district under a layer cake of agreements…

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Kern groundwater tally not adding up

February 6, 2020

• by Lois Henry

San Joaquin Valley farms and towns have pumped the basin’s groundwater so furiously and for so long that parts of the valley are sinking, endangering roads and bridges and even breaking one of the main canals that brings in water to support local agriculture. Yet, here in Kern County, state-mandated water budgets presented by several…

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SJV Water on the Richard Beene radio show KERN 1180a.m./96.1f.m.

October 11, 2019

• by Lois Henry

I was on the radio yesterday talking about SJV Water and our first story detailing the wide gulf between what Kern water manager’s claim our groundwater overdraft is and what modeling has shown it truly is. Spoiler alert: The overdraft is BIG! CLICK HERE to listen to the radio interview. …

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Kern River at its lowest in 2,000 years

April 1, 2019

• by Lois Henry

A new study confirms that 2015 saw the Kern River run at its lowest level since Jesus walked the earth. “Although there have been longer droughts, the 2015 water year represents the driest in the last 2,015 years and the 2012–2015 drought represents the driest four-year period in the record,” the study states. The study,…

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The Kern River is back, at least for now

April 1, 2019

• by Lois Henry

Bakersfield, we have a river. Depending on Mother Nature, that could be for a long while or a little while. It just depends on whether the firehose known as the “atmospheric river” currently aimed at California from the Pacific points further to the north or further to the south. But the fascinating thing to me…

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Bakersfield loses water case, gets $1.64 million pay day

April 1, 2019

• by Lois Henry

In the ever-twisting world of water, the City of Bakersfield lost a case to North Kern Water Storage District but ended up with a $1.64 million payout. Years ago, when Bakersfield bought rights to the Kern River from Tenneco West, it paid for the purchase through bonds. It repaid those bonds by entering a long-term…

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Potpourri: SJV Water on Berkeley radio, Cali streams tapped out (?), the Creel has landed and more

Kern River water is at the center of another legal battle

Kern groundwater tally not adding up

SJV Water on the Richard Beene radio show KERN 1180a.m./96.1f.m.

Kern River at its lowest in 2,000 years

The Kern River is back, at least for now

Bakersfield loses water case, gets $1.64 million pay day

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