KDWD Newsletter November 22, 2022

Kern River Status Update

The District Office will be closed on Thursday, November 24 and Friday, November 25 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. The Operations Department will still be available by phone at (661) 834-4653.

All District Facilities will begin shut down procedures sometime in December. Growers are encouraged to reach out to the Dispatch Office to let us know what demand is expected to be going into December.

The Central Canal will be shut down for a construction project on December 3rd and remain down until early January. The Kern Island is expected to be shut down sometime between December 10th and December 15th and remain down until early January.

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 2020-2021, the current period of 2021-2022, as well as other two-year periods in which the first year was below average 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
Typically the first Thursday of the month at 10:00 AM
The next meeting will be on January 5
City of Bakersfield Water Resources Department
1000 Buena Vista Drive, Bakersfield CA 93311
Large Conference Room
Kern River Watershed Coalition Authority
First Thursday of the month at 1:00 PM
The next meeting will be on December 1
Rosedale-Rio Bravo WSD
849 Allen Road, Bakersfield, Ca 93314
Kern Groundwater Authority
Fourth Wednesday of the month at 8:00 AM
Next Meeting: December 14
To Be Determined