Kern subbasin gets off enforcement track with latest groundwater plan redo
It took half a dozen attempts but Kern water managers finally came up with a groundwater plan that met with state approval. The state Water Resources Control Board voted on Wednesday to move the Kern subbasin out from under its enforcement purview and back under oversight of the Department of Water Resources (DWR). The move is a huge relief to area farmers and water managers who had been facing the prospect of being put on probation. Probation comes with severe sanctions including requiring farmers to meter and register wells at $300 each, report extractions to the state and pay $20 per acre foot pumped.
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