Seat on one of Kern’s most powerful but little known water boards has a challenger
Siona Harper Huyck knows her bid for a seat on the Kern County Water Agency in this November’s election is a long shot. The education and health consultant doesn’t know a lot about water, for starters. And she’s up against incumbent Royce Fast, a fourth generation Rosedale-area farmer with nearly 30 years serving on water boards, including 12 at the agency. … Since she filed for the District 6 seat, which covers northwest Bakersfield up to 7th Standard Road and east to Highway 204, Huyck has been cramming on all things water from the Kern River to groundwater banking. … Her main goals are increasing transparency and inclusivity according to her campaign website.