Bakersfield Municipal Code Ch. 8.38 Groundwater Recharge Basins Operation of Motorized
Bakersfield Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Bakersfield
Cite as: Bakersfield Municipal Code Chapter 8.38 · Text as of 2026-10-02
WATERCRAFT PROHIBITED
Sections: 8.38.010 Groundwater recharge basin defined. 8.38.020 Operation of motorized watercraft prohibited.
8.38.010 Groundwater recharge basin defined.¶
As used in this chapter, “groundwater recharge basin” means a basin or ponding area owned by a public agency and designed or modified to store water for purposes of percolation and consequent recharge of the supply of groundwater and designated as such by the city’s director of the department of water resources. Upon designating a basin or ponding area as a groundwater recharge basin, the director of the department of water resources shall cause such basin or ponding area to be posted along any perimeter accessible to the public with signs not more than three hundred feet apart giving notice of the conduct prescribed by this chapter. (Ord. 3024 § 1, 1986)
8.38.020 Operation of motorized watercraft prohibited.¶
A. It is unlawful for any person to operate any motorpowered watercraft on, over or under the surface of the water in a groundwater recharge basin posted as specified in this chapter.
B. This section shall not apply to public employees operating within the course and scope of their employment. (Ord. 3024 § 1, 1986)
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