October 21, 2009 ...If the either of the dams failed it could be catastrophic, possibly leaving Bakersfield underwater.But engineers and researchers are working hard to study the earth around the dam to make sure a failure never happens.The Corps of Engineers are digging 900 foot long trenches and drilling more than 200 feet into the ground to study what the Kern Canyon Fault is capable of and what an earthquake could mean for the dam.....
