Who's Who

Cawelo Water District

Address: 17207 Industrial Farm Road, Bakersfield CA 93308 | Phone: 661-393-6072

GENERAL MANAGER & TREASURER/TAX COLLECTOR
David R. Ansolabehere

ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER 
Dave Halopoff

CONTROLLER/ASSISTANT TREASURER
Lee Ann Giles

OFFICE MANAGER
Celynn Lyman

OPERATIONS MANAGER
Paul Torres

ATTORNEY
Robert W. Hartsock Gene R.
McMurtrey McMurtrey,
Hartsock & Worth
2001 22nd Street, Ste. 100
Bakersfield, CA 93301
Phone: (661) 322-4417

CONSULTING ENGINEERS
R.L. Schafer & Assoc.
2904 W. Main Street
Visalia, CA 93291
Phone: (559) 734-1348

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Keith Watkins – President
416 E. South Avenue
Fowler, CA. 93625
Bakersfield, CA 93308
Phone: (559) 240-0675

Mark Smith -Vice President
19400 Columbo St.
Bakersfield, CA 93308
Phone: (661) 619-9150

John Gaugel – Secretary
6801 East Lerdo Highway
Shafter, CA. 93263
Phone: (661) 477-4606

Spencer Birch – Director
15443 Beech Avenue
Wasco, CA. 93280
Phone: (801) 201-4188

Jeremy Blackwell – Director

MEETINGS
2nd Thursday at 9:00 a.m. at the District Office

DISTRICT SIZE: 46,000 Acres
WATER SUPPLY: State Contract (Central Valley Project), Kern River, Poso Creek
ACRE-FEET: 90,000
CROP VARIETY: Citrus, Almonds, Pistachios, Apples, Plums, Apricots, Peaches, Vineyards, Blueberries, Persimmons, Cherries, Palms, Pasture
GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCIES: Cawelo GSA

EMAIL: officeadmin@cawelowd.org

WEBSITE: cawelowd.org

Water Fact

One acre-foot equals about 326,000 gallons, or enough water to cover an acre of land, about the size of a football field, one foot deep. An average California household uses between one-half and one acre-foot of water per year for indoor and outdoor use.

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