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New Kern County groundwater bank gets underway with another shot of public funding

April 3, 2024

• by Lois Henry

The $171 million Kern Fan Groundwater Storage project – with a unique “eco-twist” – received another chunk of public funding just as the first section of the 1,300-acre project had a formal christening on Wednesday. Officials with Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District, Irvine Ranch Water District and the Bureau of Reclamation gathered at the project…

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Aqueduct sunset

February 19, 2021

• by Lois Henry

I was driving on Highway 166 Feb. 14 and looked over at the California Aqueduct heading south and saw this family fishing in the amazing afternoon light and stopped to try and snap a pic on my iPhone. I think it turned out pretty dang nice….

Nuts getting a bad rap for sinking the California Aqueduct

February 6, 2020

• by Lois Henry

State water officials are blaming almond and pistachio orchards for sinking the California Aqueduct before all the evidence is in, according to one western Kern County water district manager. “They need to do more homework,” said Jason Gianquinto, General Manager of the Semitropic Water Storage District. “It’s easy to say, ‘Hey, this area is subsiding…

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New Kern County groundwater bank gets underway with another shot of public funding

Aqueduct sunset

Nuts getting a bad rap for sinking the California Aqueduct

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