Kern Water Bank
The Kern Water Bank is a public-private partnership which oversees a 32 sq mi (83 km2) water recharge basin in California.[1][2] It sources water from the Kern River, the State Water Project, and the Central Valley Project.[3] It stores underground up to 1,500,000 acre⋅ft (1,900,000 ML).[4]
57% of the bank is controlled by Stewart Resnick and Lynda Resnick, the owners of Pom Wonderful and Halos oranges. In 2021, their stake was estimated to be worth over $1 billion.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "State failed to analyze effects of water bank, judge rules". Los Angeles Times. March 6, 2014.
- ↑ Arax, Mark (December 19, 2003). "Massive Farm Owned by L.A. Man Uses Water Bank Conceived for State Needs". Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ https://repository.uclawsf.edu/faculty_scholarship/1827/
- ↑ Sorvino, Chloe. "Amid Drought, Billionaires Control A Critical California Water Bank". Forbes.
- ↑ Director, Bill McEwen, News (November 23, 2021). "Resnicks' Stake in Kern Water Bank Could Be Worth $1 Billion: Forbes".
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