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Powerful Kern water agency paid more than $600,000 to oust its longtime attorney

May 28, 2024

• by Lois Henry

A settlement agreement obtained by SJV Water shows the longtime attorney for the Kern County Water Agency was paid $640,000 when she was fired in March. The agency voted to fire Attorney Amelia Minaberrigarai after a March 18 special meeting. She had just three months left on her contract. The agency stated she was not…

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Report shows inflation has boosted the delta tunnel cost to $20 billion – or more

May 17, 2024

• by Jesse Vad, SJV Water

The controversial Delta Conveyance Project will cost $20.1 billion according to a new cost-benefit analysis released by the state on Thursday. That’s up from the previous cost projection of $16 billion. Almost all of that increase is because of inflation, said David Sunding, emeritus professor at UC Berkeley, who led the benefit-cost analysis, in a…

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MEETING NOTES: Rosedale-Rio Bravo board members air tensions with Kern County Water Agency

January 12, 2024

• by Sonia Lemus, freelance for SJV Water

* “Kern Meeting Notes” is a new feature focused on Kern County water districts, funded through a grant from the James B. McClatchy Foundation. Please consider supporting SJV Water to continue this important coverage. Meeting: Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District board of directors Meeting Date: January 9, 2023 Agenda and Board packet: CLICK HERE Major…

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Powerful Kern water agency paid more than $600,000 to oust its longtime attorney

Report shows inflation has boosted the delta tunnel cost to $20 billion – or more

MEETING NOTES: Rosedale-Rio Bravo board members air tensions with Kern County Water Agency

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