Kern River run off predicted to be downright miserly

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May 4, 2022

Kern River watershed watcher Scott Williams put out what will be his final Kern River Snow and Water Report May 3 and the news was grim.

The predicted run off for the Kern River has dwindled from an already meager 33% of normal last month to a downright miserly 28% of normal this month.

The snow pack just didn’t materialize this year and what snow there was has diminished quickly, according to Williams’ report.

The snow picture is so bleak, he opted to cut his monthly reports early. Typically, he puts out the compilation of facts and figures from various government sites from November 1 through June 1.

But this is his last for 2022.

“Due to the lack of snow, I give up and this will be the last edition in 2022. See you next year!” he wrote.

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Lois Henry

CEO and editor Lois Henry has spent 30 years covering the San Joaquin Valley.

She was raised on a ranch east of Fresno and attended Fresno State where she majored in Journalism.

In Bakersfield she covered a variety of beats including the military, social services, the oil industry, city and county government and did a stint in Sacramento at The Californian’s capitol bureau.

Henry spent 10 years as a manager and was the lead editor for the paper’s many award-winning projects.

In 2007, she began a twice weekly, investigative column and was able to focus on one of her passions – water.

Valley residents innately understand the importance of water. Henry has helped develop that understanding by untangling the complicated knots of rights, lawsuits, contracts and deals by which water is moved and consumed.

She plans to continue that mission through SJV Water.

Henry lives with her husband, one dog and two very spoiled cats in Bakersfield.

Kern River run off predicted to be downright miserly

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