+2 Lois Henry LOIS HENRY: Boaters are crucial to keeping golden mussels out of valley watershed lakes this summer By LOIS HENRY SJV Water May 20, 2026 Keeping invasive golden mussels out of key San Joaquin Valley reservoirs will mostly be up to conscientious boaters this summer as there is no…
+2 Lois Henry LOIS HENRY: Mussel roundup: State considers emergency; Kern ramps up; fear the guano? By LOIS HENRY SJV Water May 19, 2026 The invasive golden mussel is moving fast so it’s hard to keep up. Here are just a few tidbits to chew on.
News Water impacts are focus of new California data centers study BY JOHN COX jcox@bakersfield.com May 15, 2026 Just as news settles in that at least two new data centers have been proposed in Kern County, a report released Thursday raises concerns about…
News Neighbors wary of filtration system proposed along Mill Creek Linear Park BY JOHN COX jcox@bakersfield.com May 14, 2026 Downtown Bakersfield residents are taking issue with a proposal by California Water Service to build sizable filtration tanks near Mill Creek …
+2 News Data center proposed in Inyokern draws water, other concerns in east Kern BY JOHN COX AND LOIS HENRY jcox@bakersfield.com, lois.henry@sjvwater.org May 8, 2026 Despite assurances it'd come with a "highly efficient hybrid cooling system," a data center proposed in Inyokern has raised concerns it would …
+2 Community Voices Community Voices: Playing roulette with our water future? By BRIK McDILL May 2, 2026 In Kern County, the ground beneath our feet is telling a story. Wells are deeper, land is sinking and the math on groundwater simply no longer…
Letters to the Editor Letter to the editor: Consider the nature of the god By JEFFERY BROCKETT Apr 29, 2026 David Keranen writes some very thought-provoking commentary. I appreciate that, as it challenges me to think deeper into a topic. He has quote…
+3 Lois Henry LOIS HENRY: Responses to ballooning mussel invasion range from full-on combat to getting ready to make a plan By LOIS HENRY SJV Water Apr 28, 2026 The Arvin-Edison Water Storage District found invasive golden mussels in its system last December, quickly approved a $2.5 million budget and …
+3 Lois Henry LOIS HENRY: Kern River may flow through Bakersfield all summer despite wacky weather By LOIS HENRY SJV Water Apr 16, 2026 The Kern River watershed suffered a rapid snowmelt during the record-breaking heat wave in March, just like the rest of the state.
Tbc Blox Images Climate Solution Desalination Annika Hammerschlag Apr 2, 2026 FILE - Pipes carrying brackish feed water run through the Carlsbad desalination plant in Carlsbad, Calif., Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Annika Hamm…
