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Flash flood run-off makes trouble for Bakersfield drinking water

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on July 15, 2008 at 6:59 am

From Bakersfield Now:

Flash floods in the mountains are causing problems for Bakersfield drinking water. Dirt and silt are being washed down the Kern River, forcing California Water Service to shut down one water treatment plant — and cut back another to 10-percent.

Floods have washed water down Erskin Creek near Lake Isabella during thunderstorms Saturday, Sunday, and again Monday afternoon. That sent families for higher ground — and eventually filled the Kern River with dirt from the recently-burned areas of the Piute Fire.

That river water is used for drinking in several parts of Bakersfield, but they can’t treat water with as much sediment as it has now.

“We’re treating, but we’re using emergency supplies in the Northeast treatment plant,” California Water Service District Manager Tim Treloar told Eyewitness News Monday afternoon. “As of right now, we’ve had to shut down our Northwest plant.”

Treloar is asking residents in the northeast and northwest part of Bakersfield to be judicious about their water use for the next few days. More from Bakersfield Now by clicking here.

July 15, 2008 · Filed Under Bakersfield, Drinking Water

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