SJV WATER: State Attorney General, Fish and Wildlife join fight to bring flows back to the Kern River SJV Water Water rights and water law October 15, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water Two powerful California agencies have jumped into the legal fight over flows in the lower...
SJV WATER: Kern River combatants sent to their respective corners – for now SJV Water Water rights and water law May 9, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water Further legal action on the Kern River was put on pause Thursday morning following an...
SJV WATER: Appellate court stymies mandated fish flows in Kern River. But it won’t go dry – yet SJV Water Groundwater News May 3, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water The 5th District Court of Appeal issued an order Friday that stayed the injunction requiring...
SJV WATER: Group files motion to compel city to comply with order for more water in Kern River SJV Water Water rights and water law April 16, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water Frustrated with the amount of water dribbling down the western reach of the Kern River,...
SJV WATER: Dead fish piling up in pockets along the western reach of the Kern River concern Bakersfield residents; may prompt return to court SJV Water Water rights and water law March 23, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water After taking a bike ride along the Kern River recently, Bakersfield resident Jonathan Vegas was...
SJV WATER: Dead end river: Fish carcasses starting to pile up in stagnant pools at the Kern River’s western end SJV Water Fish and wildlife February 17, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water Avid cyclist and angler Jonathan Vegas was thrilled last fall when he read that a...
SJV WATER: Judge dismisses two claims, keeps key pieces of Kern River lawsuit intact SJV Water Water rights and water law February 7, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water A motion that challenged four claims made in a lawsuit against the City of Bakersfield...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Fish in California’s Kern River remain protected following new ruling Courthouse News Service Water rights and water law February 7, 2024The Kern County judge’s decision dismissed two of the three claims opposed by water agencies, though the one that could...
SJV WATER: Judge leans toward dismissing some – but not key – actions in ongoing Kern River lawsuit SJV Water Water rights and water law February 1, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water Kern County Superior Court Judge Gregory Pulskamp let the battalion of attorneys in court Wednesday...
SJV WATER: “Where’s the river?” Bakersfield lowers required Kern River flows pending interim flow agreement SJV Water Water rights and water law January 26, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water Required flows down the Kern River channel were lowered by the City of Bakersfield on...
SJV WATER: New Kern River hearing set and the J.G. Boswell Company fears water in the river for fish will jeopardize its massive ag holdings SJV Water Water rights and water law January 25, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water The J.G. Boswell Company fears its agricultural interests – and possibly even the City of...
SJV WATER: Judge limits Bakersfield’s take of Kern River water and orders all sides to the drawing board over fish flows SJV Water Water rights and water law December 29, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water Kern County Superior Court Judge Gregory Pulskamp issued a modified injunction on Kern River flows...
SJV WATER: Fish don’t care about Kern River rights kerfuffle – just the flows SJV Water Water rights and water law December 14, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water Public interest groups that succeeded in getting a court order mandating 40% of the Kern...
LOIS HENRY: Kern River battles continue as ag districts accuse Bakersfield of pulling off an historic “water heist” SJV Water Water rights and water law November 22, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water If anyone thought a recent court order mandating 40% of the Kern River’s flow remain...
SJV WATER: Fish to receive 40% of Kern River flow under judge’s order SJV Water Water rights and water law November 15, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water A judge’s order signed Tuesday ensures there will be at least some water flowing in...
