A Kern County judge has approved a preliminary injunction, to limit the amount of water from the Kern River the city of Bakersfield can use.
The injunction will prevent the now-flowing Kern River from returning to the dry state it was in last year.
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They are challenging the city’s diversion of the river to agricultural fields. The coalition’s attorney, Adam Keats, said the reason the judge approved the injunction, a law known as the Fish and Game Code 5937.
This law requires the owner or operator of a dam to keep water flowing to keep fish in good condition.” [Read More]