The Water Association of Kern County was organized in 1955 to keep the public well informed on activities in the field of water problems and on the continuing need for water as the basis of full development of Kern County and California.

Since that time, the Association has carried forward a continuing program of public education-playing a major role in maintaining and expanding public awareness of water problems and the solutions proposed to solve them.

The mission of the Water Association of Kern County is to provide up-to-date and understandable information regarding all aspects of water, from its development, use, and availability. We all depend on water for health, recreation, power generation, and irrigation for our many agricultural crops. It is important to understand how we get water, manage it, bank it, and conserve it.

ACWA Comments on Report Regarding Ag Water Use

Courtesy of Association of California Water Agencies


Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) Executive Director Timothy Quinn issued the following statement regarding a new Pacific Institute report on agricultural water use efficiency:

"We agree that California must invest in water use efficiency in all sectors and at every level. It is imperative for our future. But this latest report from Pacific Institute does not offer practical approaches to achieve increased water use efficiency. Further, the report sidesteps the most pressing issue before us -- how to improve the sustainability of our water supply infrastructure so it can work for the environment as well as our economy.

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