Plan to drain Lake Ming could save water treatment plant

BAKERSFIELD, CA - Water levels in the Kern River are expected to reach historic lows, which is threatening Lake Ming's future.     The low water levels could also force a shutdown of a water treatment plant that serves homes in the northeast, though officials said they may have found a solution.
The Kern River has been reduced to a tiny tributary, producing a trickle-down effect on water districts entitled to pull water from the river.     The county may have no ch