KDWD Newsletter December 31, 2024

Kern River Status Update

The District Office will be closed on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. It will reopen on Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 7:30 AM.

All District facilities are currently shut down for maintenance. The Kern Island, Stine, and Farmers will be starting tomorrow and with water available for delivery later in the week. The Buena Vista will also start tomorrow, though with limited supply for the first part of the month. Growers district wide are encouraged to inform Operations of any demand.

To help visualize the current state of the River, the District is providing this graph that compares flow rates for the two-year periods of 2023-2024, the current period of 2024-2025, as well as other two-year periods in which the second year follows an average year for the Kern River. The flows for this year are estimates only and subject to revision.

Below is a list of upcoming meetings that may interest our growers. The information presented at these meetings may directly affect agricultural practices and costs.

Upcoming Meetings:

Kern River Groundwater Sustainability Agency
First Thursday of the month at 10:00 AM
The next meeting will be on January 9
City of Bakersfield Water Resources Department
1000 Buena Vista Drive, Bakersfield CA 93311
Large Conference Room
Kern River Watershed Coalition Authority
Typically the first Thursday of the month at 1:00 PM
The next meeting will be on February 6
Rosedale-Rio Bravo WSD
849 Allen Road, Bakersfield, Ca 93314
Kern Non-Districted Land Authority (KNDLA)
Fourth Monday of the month at 2:00 PM
Next Meeting: January 27
Kern County Water Agency
3200 Rio Mirada Dr, Bakersfield, CA 93308