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The Bakersfield Department of Water Resources is a municipal utility in Bakersfield, California. Primarily it manages the city's water rights to the Kern River . Water is sent to water retailers that the city has contracts with, and recharge basins to seep into the groundwater table.
In 1976, Bakersfield purchased all water rights (about 1/3 of the water through the First Point of Measurement, near Gordon's Ferry) and property from Tenneco West related to the Kern River. This essentially made the city in charge of the assets used in the management of the river including: weirs (used to divert water from the river into a ...
Nov. 29—Bakersfield's two largest water providers will soon implement new restrictions to head off the potentially dire impacts of an extended drought. On Dec. 14, the city of Bakersfield and ...
It was passed from the Department of Water Resources to the agribusiness-dominated Kern County Water Authority, and from there to the Kern Water Bank Authority. The Kern Water Bank Authority consists of four water districts and a private company, Westside Mutual. [7] Westside is a shell corporation owned by Paramount Farming which is a ...
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Pages in category "Water management authorities in California" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
With the final piece of funding secured, the water authority can put the project out for bids, and construction should start August 2024. The work will likely be completed by spring 2025.
California Water Service, commonly known as Cal Water, is an American company providing drinking water and wastewater services to a number of regions within the state of California. It was founded in 1926 and is based in San Jose, California , and provides service across multiple local districts, reaching more than 484,900 customers.