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Weirs in #Bakersfield are dams and regulated by #California law, so local group presses for enforcement to protect fish in the #KernRiver.

#BringBackTheKern #KingOfCalifornia

https://www.bakersfield.com/columnists/lois-henry/lois-henry-high-water-in-the-kern-river-brings-new-legal-issues-as-local-group/article_4f9e6376-37d9-11ee-9ea8-cb185aa43ca1.html

LOIS HENRY: High water in the Kern River brings new legal issues as local group seeks to keep water in the riverbed

A local group that’s suing the city of Bakersfield for how it manages the Kern River is seeking a court order that would force the city to keep water in

The Bakersfield Californian
KernCountyApr 20, 2022

LOIS HENRY: Kern River among top 10 'most endangered rivers' in the country

https://www.bakersfield.com/columnists/lois-henry/lois-henry-kern-river-among-top-10-most-endangered-rivers-in-the-country/article_67ef1d78-bf2e-11ec-b5c9-3703e62801c9.html

#KernRiver #EndangeredRivers #AmericanRivers #environment #ExcessiveWaterWithdrawals #BringBackTheKern #PublicInterest #StateWaterResourcesControlBoard #KernDeltaWaterDistrict

#industrial #agriculture #ProfitsOverPeople

#MarkMulkay #KernRiverWatermaster didn't agree that the Kern is "endangered." #greed #corruption #ignorance

https://www.bringbackthekern.org/

#Bakersfield #KernCounty

LOIS HENRY: Kern River among top 10 'most endangered rivers' in the country

The lower Kern River earned the dubious distinction of being named one of the country's 10 "most endangered rivers," according to American Rivers, a national environmental group that has highlighted

The Bakersfield Californian