Kern River Archives - Page 15 of 15

Western Kern River bike path extension to start this month

August 7, 2020

• by Lois Henry

Residents will soon be able to scoot, cycle, jog or hike on the bike path all the way from the middle of Bakersfield to Buena Vista Lake. Construction on a 7-mile-long extension of the Kern River bike path from its current terminus at Enos Lane to Buena Vista Lake south of Highway 119 will begin…

Valley farmers look to Kern River tributary to replenish groundwater

July 29, 2020

• by Lois Henry

A Kern County water agency is facing a wall of opposition against its plan to harvest up to 12,000 acre feet of water from the South Fork of the Kern River above Lake Isabella and bring it to valley farms and homeowners in northwest Bakersfield. Mountain residents fear the proposal by Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage…

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Kern River body count at 307 as Memorial Day weekend kicks off

May 23, 2020

• 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

May 19, 2020

• 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

May 14, 2020

• 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

April 26, 2020

• 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

April 24, 2020

• 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

April 15, 2020

• 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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Kern River water is at the center of another legal battle

February 6, 2020

• by Lois Henry

The relative lull in lawsuits over Kern River water was broken Dec. 11 when Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District filed a complaint against the City of Bakersfield. Rosedale’s complaint, filed in Kern County Superior Court, demands that the city keep selling a portion of river water to the district under a layer cake of agreements…

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Western Kern River bike path extension to start this month

Valley farmers look to Kern River tributary to replenish groundwater

Kern River body count at 307 as Memorial Day weekend kicks off

Kern River escape day

Undercurrents of the Kern River’s flow are thick with intrigue, outrage

A Sunday walk on the Kern River

Expect a wet Kern River through May

Legal fight reopened over Kern River

Kern River water is at the center of another legal battle

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