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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.
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 ...
In Bakersfield proper, most of the river's flow is diverted into various canals for agricultural use in the southern San Joaquin Valley, and provide municipal water supplies to the City of Bakersfield and surrounding areas. Diverting the river's flow has left 30 miles (48 km) of the riverbed that runs through Bakersfield dry. [24]
The Bakersfield Department of Public Works is a department of city of Bakersfield, California. It is responsible for a variety of city functions including: road maintenance and construction, waste water and sewer treatment, and vehicle maintenance. It is headquartered in City Hall South.
Almost all of Kern County is under the "Exceptional Drought" category, according to the state’s drought monitor. Bakersfield reduces water usage in June as 100% of Kern County reaches 'Severe ...
“The last time we used it was in 2006, and that was to help move water during an emergency release period out of (Lake) Isabella” in mountains northeast of Bakersfield, Wisheroff said. “The ...
Buena Vista Lake was a fresh-water lake in Kern County, California, in the Tulare Lake Basin in the southern San Joaquin Valley, California. Buena Vista Lake was the second largest of several similar lakes in the Tulare Lake basin, and was fed by the waters of the Kern River.
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.