Putah Creek’s experience suggests getting water back in the Kern River could be a “slam dunk”
If water rights on the Kern River were challenged in a public trust lawsuit, those rights would lose water, according to a legal expert on the public trust doctrine. Even when water rights go back more than 100 years, which is the case on the Kern River, the public trust doctrine holds sway. … [Karrigan Bork, a U.C. Davis law professor and expert on public trust issues] was part of a webinar put on Oct. 20 by a grassroots Bakersfield group Bring Back the Kern, which aims to get water into the dry river bed running through town. Richard Beene, who also serves on SJV Water’s board, moderated the panel.
Related article:
- SJV Water: Video - How the lower Kern River is split up
