Karla Nemeth, Direc tor of the California Department of Water Resources (DWR).
January 11, 2021 Webinar with Karla Nemeth,Direc tor California Department of Water Resources
Karla Nemeth was appointed Direc tor of the California Department of Water Resources on January 10, 2018 and was reappointed by Governor Newsom on June 28, 2019.
In cooperation with other agencies, DWR manages California’s water resources to benefit the state’s people, and to protect, res tore, and enhance the natural and human environments.
Nemeth focuses on preparing the Department and state to adapt to more extreme weather as a result of climate change – investing in aging and green infrastructure, better management of groundwater supplies, and various programs to improve local water resilience.
Nemeth provided an update on the Delta Conveyance Project, as well as a summary of DWR projects in Kern County.
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
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.
January 2015 was one of the driest months on record in California.
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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?
