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Locals speak up for the Kern River at the State Water Board

• by Lois Henry
Love was overflowing for the Kern River Tuesday at the State Water Resources Control Board’s monthly meeting. A slew of Bakersfield locals told board members how much an actual, wet river means for residents. Speakers asked board members to make the Kern a priority and finally allocate unappropriated water on the river that has been…
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Happy 50th “Kern Riversary!” 1970 vote brought river into public hands

• by Lois Henry
Fifty years ago this week, the Bakersfield City Council committed an audaciously historic act. On Monday evening Sept. 28, 1970, council members decided to sue Tenneco West for a slice of the Kern River. “The shock was great to many, but from that day forward we had their attention and cooperation,” states the “Kern River…
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Kern River body count at 307 as Memorial Day weekend kicks off

• by Lois Henry
Traffic was steady and growing, heading up to the Kern River Valley on Highway 178 by 9 a.m. Friday as a small group gathered for a grim kick off to Memorial Day weekend. The river’s body count, announced on signs at the mouth of the Kern River Canyon, was increased by nine. That brings the…
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Kern River escape day

• by Lois Henry
SJV Water took a drive up the Kern River canyon recently and found water, flowers and just a scattering of people, all keeping to themselves during this COVID crisis. Thanks to David Delis and Jessica Seaton for showing us their new fangled gold panning equipment. Click here for the VIDEO!!!…
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Undercurrents of the Kern River’s flow are thick with intrigue, outrage

• by Lois Henry
Water is flowing through the heart of Bakersfield in the Kern River and local water managers are shaking their heads in disbelief and frustration. Except, that is, for Art Chianello. Chianello is Bakersfield’s Water Resources Department director and the man behind the healthy flow currently being enjoyed by numerous residents as springtime temperatures heat up….
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A Sunday walk on the Kern River

• by Lois Henry
Water is flowing in the Kern River through Bakersfield for at least the next month. People took advantage of the water to enjoy (in a socially distant manner!) the river on Sunday….
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Expect a wet Kern River through May

• by Lois Henry
Unless it’s a big water year (spoiler alert: It’s not), the Kern River through Bakersfield is usually a dry, sandy channel. So, water in the riverbed is pretty exciting in old B-town. SJV Water asked Art Chianello, Director of Bakersfield’s Water Resources Department, where today’s trickle was coming from and how long it would last….
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Legal fight reopened over Kern River

• by Lois Henry
The Kern River can’t seem to stay out of California’s courtrooms — even in a pandemic. The latest legal scuffle, which erupted last week, is a continuation of a nearly decade long battle by a Kern County ag water district to hold on to a portion of its main water supply. On Friday, April 9,…
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