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Water crisis unites East Kern communities

Posted by: Maven on June 29, 2009 at 5:57 am

From the Antelope Valley Press:

The region’s water woes – specifically local water districts’ disagreements with the Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency over the use of chloramines – have brought with them something of a silver lining in the form of increased cooperation among the communities of East Kern in working toward their mutual benefit.

“We’ve all come together. We all realize we share common goals,” said Jack Stewart, general manager of the Rosamond Community Services District, in an address Thursday to the Mojave Chamber of Commerce. The region is “totally different than south of Avenue A (in Los Angeles County), and we’re totally different than Bakersfield (the Kern County seat),” he said.

The addition of Rosamond as an active participant in regional development efforts has helped reinvigorate the combined forces of Mojave, California City, Tehachapi, Boron and Ridgecrest.

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June 29, 2009 · Filed Under Southern California

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