ABOUT FAQS RESOURCES CONTACT Governance and Board of Directors HOME ABOUT GOVERNANCE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS The Kern Water Bank Authority is a Joint Powers Authority (JPA or KWBA) formed in October 1995 pursuant to California Government Code 6500 et seq. The JPA is a public agency that includes as its members several water districts, a water agency, and a mutual water company. The JPA is governed by a board of directors which meets regularly in compliance with the Brown Act. Regular board meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 3:00 pm at the Kern Water Bank Authority office (1620 Mill Rock Way, Suite 500). The JPA constructed and operates the Kern Water Bank on approximately 20,000 acres in Kern County, for the benefit of its members and their constituents, including more than 400 farmers and tens of thousands of residents in the City of Bakersfield and the County of Kern. In proportion to their level of participation in the Kern Water Bank project, the JPA’s members have access to recharge, storage, and recovery capacity. Recharge, storage and recovery records are maintained by the JPA and by the Kern County Water Agency. JPA Members Dudley Ridge Water District Kern County Water Agency on behalf of its Improvement District 4 Semitropic Water Storage District Tejon-Castac Water District Westside Mutual Water Company Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District Kern Water Bank Authority - Board of Directors William Phillimore Chairman of the Board Westside Mutual Water Company Sheridan Nicholas Vice Chairman Wheeler Ridge – Maricopa WSD Steve Jackson Treasurer Dudley Ridge Water District Dennis Atkinson Director Tejon – Castac Water District David Beard Director KCWA – Improvement District 4 Jason Gianquinto Director Semitropic Water Storage District Rob Yraceburu Director Westside Mutual Water Company About KWBA Background & Key Dates Infrastructure Community & Culture Location Project Facilities Governance and Board of Directors Staff SEARCH KERN WATER BANK AUTHORITY 1620 Mill Rock Way, Suite 500 Bakersfield, CA 93311 661-398-4000 ABOUT Background & Key Dates Infrastructure Community & Culture Location Project Facilities Governance and Board of Directors Staff RESOURCES Photo Galleries Video Gallery Conservation Bank Annual Reports ENVIRONMENTAL Environmental Permits Groundwater Sustainability Wildlife Species Conservation Bank Recharge & Recovery Geology & Groundwater Quality Greenhouse Gases and KWB Recovery Programs OTHER LINKS FAQs Meeting Agendas Contact Us © Copyright 2021 All Rights Reserved Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions