“The California Supreme Court, on Aug. 14, declined to review an objection by plaintiffs in the Kern River lawsuit to a lower court’s ruling that paused an order requiring water flows through Bakersfield.
That means the 5th District Court of Appeal will continue toward a hearing on whether the order was appropriate and the other part of the case will continue on its path in the Kern County Superior Court.
It also means the order remains paused, so there is no requirement that the City of Bakersfield keep water in the river for fish populations. What water has been flowing through town all summer was voluntarily put into the river bed by the city.” [Read more]