KERN COUNTY - If the water table is depleting in parts of Kern County, how does the level below your community stack up?
17 News asked each local municipality how it provides water, how many active wells it has, how deep are the wells and how deep do the wells pump.
Here are their answers:
Bakersfield
According to the City of Bakersfield, 60 percent (70,000 connections) of Bakersfield residents get their water through California Water Service. The City of Bakersfield provides water to 40,000 connections. There are 53 active groundwater wells for the City of Bakersfield. Those wells range in depth 800 feet to 1,000 feet. City engineers said the city pumps from about 60 feet below the water table which is currently 150 feet to 200 feet below the surface.
Shafter
According to the City of Shafter City Manager John Guinn, Shafter provides water to roughly 4,000 connections soley from groundwater resources. Guinn says right now the city has seven active wells that range in depth from 700 to 900 feet. Those wells actually pump from 360 to 490 feet.
Wasco
According to the City of Wasco, it too provides water through six active groundwater wells. The city said those wells are anywhere from 850 to 1,000 feet deep but pull water from 420 to 600 feet.
Delano
According to Craig Wilson of the City of Delano, the city supplies residents with water only from underground resources. The city has 14 active wells that range from 625 to 1,400 feet. The city pumps from 455 to 800 feet deep. Wilson said the water table dropped about 25 feet this last year, hitting a low point in mid-summer when growers were pumping heavily.
Arvin
According to the Community Services District for the City of Arvin, there are seven active wells. Groundwater is the only source for the city. The city's wells range from 300 to 1,000 feet deep but pull from 400 to 800 feet.
McFarland
Adminstrators in the City of McFarland said the city has four wells. Those wells are 1,020 to 1,360 feet deep but pull water from 220 feet to 280 feet.
Tehachapi
The City of Tehachapi Utilities Manager Jon Curry said the city has six active wells controlled and monitored by the Tehachapi-Cummings County Water District. The wells are 600 feet deep and pump from 250 to 350 feet deep.
Ridgecrest
Ridgecrest residents get their water from the Indian Wells Valley Water District. According to the water district it has 10 active groundwater wells that pump from 320 to 580 feet below the surface. Their wells are 620 to 1,220 feet deep. The water table ranges from 320 to 440 feet deep.
17 News asked each local municipality how it provides water, how many active wells it has, how deep are the wells and how deep do the wells pump.
Here are their answers:
Bakersfield
According to the City of Bakersfield, 60 percent (70,000 connections) of Bakersfield residents get their water through California Water Service. The City of Bakersfield provides water to 40,000 connections. There are 53 active groundwater wells for the City of Bakersfield. Those wells range in depth 800 feet to 1,000 feet. City engineers said the city pumps from about 60 feet below the water table which is currently 150 feet to 200 feet below the surface.
Shafter
According to the City of Shafter City Manager John Guinn, Shafter provides water to roughly 4,000 connections soley from groundwater resources. Guinn says right now the city has seven active wells that range in depth from 700 to 900 feet. Those wells actually pump from 360 to 490 feet.
Wasco
According to the City of Wasco, it too provides water through six active groundwater wells. The city said those wells are anywhere from 850 to 1,000 feet deep but pull water from 420 to 600 feet.
Delano
According to Craig Wilson of the City of Delano, the city supplies residents with water only from underground resources. The city has 14 active wells that range from 625 to 1,400 feet. The city pumps from 455 to 800 feet deep. Wilson said the water table dropped about 25 feet this last year, hitting a low point in mid-summer when growers were pumping heavily.
Arvin
According to the Community Services District for the City of Arvin, there are seven active wells. Groundwater is the only source for the city. The city's wells range from 300 to 1,000 feet deep but pull from 400 to 800 feet.
McFarland
Adminstrators in the City of McFarland said the city has four wells. Those wells are 1,020 to 1,360 feet deep but pull water from 220 feet to 280 feet.
Tehachapi
The City of Tehachapi Utilities Manager Jon Curry said the city has six active wells controlled and monitored by the Tehachapi-Cummings County Water District. The wells are 600 feet deep and pump from 250 to 350 feet deep.
Ridgecrest
Ridgecrest residents get their water from the Indian Wells Valley Water District. According to the water district it has 10 active groundwater wells that pump from 320 to 580 feet below the surface. Their wells are 620 to 1,220 feet deep. The water table ranges from 320 to 440 feet deep.