North Kern Water Storage Dist. v. City of Bakersfield CA2/6

Filed 9/22/22 North Kern Water Storage Dist. v. City of Bakersfield CA2/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION SIX

NORTH KERN WATER 2d Civ. No. B312766 STORAGE DISTRICT, (Super. Ct. No. 56-2011- 00408712-CU-CO-VTA) Plaintiff and Respondent, (Ventura County)

v.

CITY OF BAKERSFIELD,

Defendant and Appellant.

In 1976, appellant City of Bakersfield (City) and respondent North Kern Water Storage District (North Kern) signed a long-term agreement in which City agreed to sell its surplus water to North Kern. City tried to terminate the agreement when the 35-year “Basic Term” ended in 2011. North Kern sued to enforce its right to continue buying water under the agreement’s…