“Justices for the 5th District Court of Appeal will hear arguments on March 20 over whether flows can be legally required to run down the Kern riverbed.
“We’re looking forward to getting the appeal resolved and – hopefully – getting the river flowing again soon,” said Attorney Adam Keats, who represents a local public interest group called Bring Back the Kern, which sued the City of Bakersfield in 2022 for allegedly being derelict in its river operations.
The opposition, several agricultural water districts with river rights, is also eagerly anticipating the upcoming hearing.”
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