Hearings Program
Kern River “FAS” Hearing
Five petitions have been filed with the State Water Board’s Division of Water Rights (Division), requesting revision of the Kern River’s fully appropriated status as listed in the Declaration. The purpose of this hearing is for the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board or Board) to receive evidence regarding petitions to revise the Declaration of Fully Appropriated Stream Systems for the Kern River stream system.
- May 4, 2010 - Order WR 2010-0016 - Order Denying Reconsideration
- April 27, 2010 - Submitted Comment on Draft Order 2010-00XX
- April 20, 2010 - Cover letter and Draft Order 2010-00XX denying petition for reconsideration
- April 13, 2010 - Bakersfield Objection to Petition for Reconsideration
- March 18, 2010 - Submitted Petitions for Reconsideration
- February 16, 2010 - Water Right Order WR 2010-0010 - Order Amending Declaration of Fully Appropriated Streams to Remove Designation of the Kern River as Fully Appropriated
- February 9, 2010 - Submitted Comments on the Draft Order
- January 19, 2010 - Cover Letter and Draft Order amending declaration of fully appropriated streams
- Submitted Closing Briefs
- Hearing Transcripts
- Submitted Policy Statements
- Submitted Exhibits
- October 13, 2009 - Hearing Officer's Letter clarifying procedural issues that were raised during the September 24, 2009 pre-hearing conference.
- September 25, 2009 - Hearing Officer's Letter addressing the procedural issues that were raised during the September 24, 2009 pre-hearing conference
- September 21, 2009 - City of Bakersfield's Letter in response to letter of September 17, 2009 from petitioners: NKWSD, KCWA, BVWSD, KWBA and City of Shafter
- September 17, 2009 - Letter from petitioners: NKWSD, KCWA, BVWSD, KWBA and City of Shafters’ Letter to the Hearing Officer regarding consideration of certain procedural issues that will be discussed at the September 24, 2009 Pre-Hearing Conference
- September16, 2009 - Service List of Participants
- September 15, 2009 - Submitted Notices of Intent to Appear
- Center for Biological Diversity
- Kern County Water Agency
- Kern Water Bank Authority
- City of Shafter
- Buena Vista Water Storage District
- City of Bakersfield
- Kern County Farm Bureau
- Kern Delta Water Agency
- Western Growers Association (c/o Thomas Nassif)
- Western Growers Association (c/o Gail Delihant)
- Jack Pandol
- North Kern Water Storage District
- August 24, 2009 - Notice of Public Hearing and Pre-Hearing Conference
- October 10, 2008 - Memorandum: Deputy Director for Water Rights concludes that there is sufficient information to process the petitions to revised the Declaration of Fully Appropriated Stream Systems (Declaration) for the Kern River stream system, and to conduct a hearing on the question of whether the Declaration should be revised.
- Submitted “FAS” Petitions
