Meeting notes: Kern water districts look at joining forces to fix domestic wells and study sinking along the Friant-Kern Canal
The Kern subbasin, composed of 22 water entities across the valley portion of Kern County, is working on a groundwater sustainability plan its members hope will be accepted by the State Water Resources Control Board after the subbasin’s initial plan was deemed inadequate. Currently the subbasin has two main objectives. One is partnering with Self-Help Enterprises to assist with the administration of a program to fix domestic wells harmed by over pumping. The other is gathering support among the 22 entities to participate in the Friant-Kern Canal subsidence study. Proposed partnership: Under the proposal, Self-Help would assist with subbasin’s well issues in several ways.