Reporting by a Bakersfield
television station last week about the Frazier Park Public Utility District was
misleading and left inaccurate impressions with the public. The Kern County
Grand Jury issued findings of an investigation into FPPUD on Friday, April 15.
They describe the challenges the FPPUD faces, the responsible measures the
district’s board has taken to alert and serve the public in a lawful manner,
and the management’s efforts to secure vendors to replace a 60-year-old well
and casing in the midst of a drought when competent drilling rigs are in high
demand.
The grand jury’s report
also reviews the glacially-slow annexation of Lake of the Woods Mutual Water
District. That will be finalized when all conditions are met to accommodate
state funding requirements, including bringing both aging districts up to
modern standards. Meanwhile, both districts are maintaining compliance with
California Department of Public Health and federal Environmental Protection Agency
standards. Both districts are providing healthy drinking water that is in
compliance with state and federal standards.
Here is the
full Kern County Grand Jury Report
The Mountain Enterprise
Mountain Enterprise Staff
April 16, 2022
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