2020 Kern County Water Summit presentations
If you missed the Kern County Water Summit on March 4, you missed a great event! The speakers were outstanding. Here are some of the presentations from the day:
CV-SALTS – Oc tober 29 presentations available
Here are the pdfs of the presentations from the Oc tober 29 CV-SALTS discussion.CVSC Bakersfield 2019 Rodgers_Introduction_Bakersfield_102919 Meyerhoff_Salinity_Bakersfield_102919
Proposition 3 overview with Gerald Meral
An overview of Proposition 3 is available here:
Presentation by Spencer Cooper, Almond Board of California
Kern County Water Summit presentations – links here
Here are the links to the presentations from the 2018 Kern County Water Summit
Subsidence issues on the Friant are a big concern – learn more here
Learn more about how subsidence issues on the Friant-Kern Canal are causing multiple problems. A new bill circulating in Sacramen to could address some of these concerns. Learn more here about this critical issue.
Water and Land Values – Presentation available here.
Click below for the August 22 presentation by Mike Ming, Alliance Appraisal, on water and land values.
Presentations from August 3 meeting on groundwater sharing
Here are the power point presentations by Professor Mike Young and Eric Averett from the August 3 Groundwater Sharing seminar.
Professor Mike Young presentation
Here is a link to the presentation on “Implementing and Profiting from SGMA” by Professor Mike Young. There is a Power Point version and a pdf version.
Water Tour April 28 – Register here
Thanks to an abundant snow and rainy season, Kern County is brimming with water. You can see evidence of this bounty in the Kern River, canals, ponds and water banks. Have you wondered where the water is coming from, where it’s going and where it will be used?
Join the Water Association of Kern County for a bus tour of local water projects, the Kern River and banking facilities to learn how they are operating in this wet year. Get a behind-the-scenes look at water management and see how Kern County benefits from this most welcome precipitation.
TOUR STOPS
First Point of Measurement on the Kern River
Four Weirs
Water Hub – “The Spaghetti Bowl” – at Coffee Road and Truxtun Extension
Kern Water Bank
$15 box lunch
Register here
(Please wear closed toe, comfortable walking shoes)
Tour begins at 9 a.m. at Mill Creek Park, 21st & R St. in Bakersfield. Park your vehicle there. Bus will depart at 9 a.m. and return at approximately 4 p.m.
