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Endangered salmon program waiting, watching for possible call on Millertion water

July 21, 2021 • by Lois Henry

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Kern River water rights case gets hearing date

July 19, 2021 • by Lois Henry

Whether the Kern River truly has spare water and, if so, how much, has been left up in the air for more than a decade. Now, 11 years after the…

Drought • Rivers • SGMA

Valley rivers going dry

July 14, 2021 • by Lois Henry

Southern San Joaquin Valley Rivers are running at near historic lows — again. In fact, the Bakersfield City Council passed a resolution Wednesday officially declaring the Kern River as running…

Rivers

Kern River memories, photos sought

July 6, 2021 • by Lois Henry

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Drinking Water • Friant-Kern Canal • Rivers

Drought reduces runoff from watersheds burned by wildfires

May 13, 2021 • by Jesse Vad, SJV Water reporting intern

Drought isn’t all bad. In fact, it’s turning out to be a dry blessing in disguise this year as the lack of snow means less runoff in areas burned by…

Drinking Water • Rivers

Innovative partnerships and exchanges are securing the Gila River Indian Community’s water future

May 13, 2021 • by Sharon Udasin

Editor’s note: This story is part of a collaboration — Tapped Out: Power, justice and water in the West — that includes the Institute for Nonprofit News, California Health Report, Center for…

Rivers

Bakersfield brewers send suds with a message to State Water Board

May 7, 2021 • by Jesse Vad, SJV Water reporting intern

Bakersfield raised a brew, literally, to the State Water Resources Control Board on Friday in honor of the Kern River. An iced down package of seven locally made craft beers…

Conservation • Drought • Federal System • Rivers • State System • Water Banking