The Water Association of Kern County was organized in 1955 to keep the public well informed on activities in the field of water problems and on the continuing need for water as the basis of full development of Kern County and California.

Since that time, the Association has carried forward a continuing program of public education-playing a major role in maintaining and expanding public awareness of water problems and the solutions proposed to solve them.

The mission of the Water Association of Kern County is to provide up-to-date and understandable information regarding all aspects of water, from its development, use, and availability. We all depend on water for health, recreation, power generation, and irrigation for our many agricultural crops. It is important to understand how we get water, manage it, bank it, and conserve it.

Huell Howser's Visit To The Kern County Water Bank

Courtesy of the Kern County Water Agency

Huell Howser's visit to the Kern Water Bank Huell Howser came to Kern County on November 6, 2007 to film another segment in the "California's Water" series, which was produced by the Association of California Water Agencies and contributing member agencies for public television. The latest segment is entitled "Groundwater Banking: California's Water Savings Account." The Kern County Water Agency is a sponsor of the multi-part series for public television, which explores California's water resources and the complex system of natural and man-made features that have allowed growing communities, productive farms, industry and ecosystems to co-exist in a state that receives little or nor rain for months at a time. More information on the series is available here.