State will hear Kern River water rights case
Is there water available on the Kern River and, if so, how much? Parties to the long-running river dispute will finally get a hearing by the State Water Resources Control Board on those questions, at least. The big question — who should get the water? — will have to wait. You need to login to…
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USC student tackles Kern River for media project
It may surprise you (it surprises me all the time) but a lot of young people are deeply interested in how our world runs. Especially young people who also have a passion for journalism. You need to login to view the rest of the content. Please Login. Not a Member? Join Us
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New leaders named to Kern water districts
The personnel deck of who’s who in Kern County water has shuffled recently at several agricultural water districts. You need to login to view the rest of the content. Please Login. Not a Member? Join Us
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Students find saving water “elementary”
When a region’s groundwater is critically depleted and its dirt as hard as a frying pan, how do you refill the aquifer? Ask a fifth grader. Actually, ask the fifth and sixth grade combination class at Bakersfield’s Munsey Elementary School taught by Barbara Elrod. Elrod’s students discovered a pretty cool way to both conserve water…
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New director appointed to Kern County Water Agency
Longtime family farmer Laura Cattani was appointed to the board of the powerful Kern County Water Agency during a special meeting on Monday. She is the second woman to serve on the board of directors in the 60-year history of the agency. Cattani will bring much needed diversity to the board, several directors said during…
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Stormy sky
March storms followed a critically dry winter in California. Despite the addition of snow and rain late in the water year, over all conditions were dry.
Read MoreHappy National Groundwater Week!
Yup, there’s such a thing. And the Department of Water Resources has put together a short video in commemoration of this momentous occasion. Enjoy! CLICK HERE
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Aqueduct sunset
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Double blast of lawsuits fired at proposed Kern groundwater bank
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Read MoreDry Kern River gets conceptual “flow”
Earthscape artist Andres Amador installed a conceptualized flow in the dry Kern River bed Thursday. It was a joint project with Bring Back the Kern, a citizens group hoping to bring attention to the dry riverbed in order to get water flowing through Bakersfield on a more regular basis. Bring Back the Kern shared several…
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