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The Kern River west of Allen Road is typically dry (top 2020) except in heavy water years (bottom 2019). A lawsuit seeks to force the City of Bakersfield to study the impacts of drying up the river in most years.
Lois Henry / SJV Water
In a wide-ranging ruling that could have larger implications for public interest lawsuits throughout California, the 5th District Court of Appeal reversed a preliminary injunction that had required water in the Kern River through the heart of Bakersfield.