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Are Bakersfield residents paying enough for water?

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on November 19, 2009 at 6:23 am

From Bakersfield.com:

“Water has been cheap in Bakersfield for decades thanks to two things: a massive underground aquifer and the Kern River that has fed it for thousands of years.

Conserving water has never been a major priority. In some areas of Bakersfield, users consume nearly four times the state average rate of consumption daily.

Cash may be what it takes to wake up a community that often takes its water for granted.

“It’s the one mechanism where we think we’re getting people’s attention,” said Tim Treloar, the local director for California Water Service Company. “There are other ways and we’ve been trying those for years. But when it comes to the pocketbook, it becomes real for folks.” … “

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November 19, 2009 · Filed Under Bakersfield

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