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As of Tuesday, August 1st, the Kings River is OPEN to recreational users in Fresno, Tulare, and Kings County. See Fresno County’s full press release HERE.

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Resource agency ensuring balanced water supply, flood protection, and hydropower in Fresno, Kings, and Tulare counties 💧💡🐟🌳🍊 #kingsriver #floodcontrol
National Hydropower "Day" continues! Today we hear National Hydropower "Day" continues! Today we hear from Jacob Courtney, Senior Electrician at the Jeff L. Taylor Pine Flat Power Plant. 💡What does working at the Jeff L. Taylor Pine Flat Power Plant mean to you? To me, working at the Jeff L. Taylor Pine Flat Power Plant means being a part of something that directly supports the community. It’s an opportunity to contribute to the safe, reliable production of electricity while working in an environment where teamwork, responsibility, and attention to detail are essential. I take pride in knowing that my work helps keep the plant operating efficiently and reliably. It also means having the opportunity to learn, grow my skills, and build a long-term career while contributing to an important part of our local infrastructure. 💡In your own words, why is hydropower so important? Hydropower is important because it provides reliable, renewable electricity while making use of a natural resource, moving water. It can produce power without burning fossil fuels, which helps reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. Hydropower plants can also respond quickly to changes in electricity demand, helping keep the power grid stable. To me, hydropower is especially valuable because it combines dependable energy production with responsible use of our water resources and can provide benefits to communities for many years.
We have decided to keep National Hydropower Day go We have decided to keep National Hydropower Day going all week! Today we are highlighting KRCD General Manager David Merritt's feature from Hydro Leader Magazine last September: “Hydropower is part of our founding act and has been central to KRCD’s mission since that time. Building off the foresight of the engineers who built Pine Flat Dam, who included penstocks in the design, Jeff Taylor, the general manager during the 1970s, led the charge to develop the 165 MW hydroelectric project. We received our Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) license in 1979, and the facility came online in 1984 under a long-term contract with the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) to serve the State Water Project. The KRCD board of directors later renamed the plant the Jeff L. Taylor Pine Flat Power Plant in his memory.” https://hydroleadermagazine.com/volume-6-issue-8-september-2025/
Today is National Hydropower Day! KRCD hosted a t Today is National Hydropower Day! KRCD hosted a tour of the Jeff L. Taylor Pine Flat Power Plant this morning with representatives from the district offices of Senator Alex Padilla @senalexpadilla, Congressman Tom McClintock @repmcclintock, Congressman Vince Fong @repvincefong, Congressman Jim Costs @repjimcosta, and Congressman David Valadao @repdavidvaladao. Austin Ewell of Ewell Group (representing KRCD) and Lane Dickson of @the_ferguson_group (representing KRCD) and members of the KRCD staff and power plant operations team were also in attendance. Hydropower is part of KRCD's founding act and has been central to the district's mission since that time. For 40+ years the power plant has produced clean energy to power the State Water Project through long-term contracts with the California Department of Water Resources. @nationalhydropower @northwesthydroelectricassociation #nationalhydropowerday #hydroday
💡Ever wonder how hydropower is generated at Pine F 💡Ever wonder how hydropower is generated at Pine Flat Dam’s Jeff L. Taylor Pine Flat Power Plant? Since today is National Hydropower Day, we thought we’d use this opportunity to teach you how the Jeff L. Taylor Power Plant produces clean energy! Coming from the Sierra Nevada mountains, the Kings River fills Pine Flat Reservoir and flows into the hydroelectric turbines through 13.5’ diameter pipes (technically called penstocks) into our power plant. That flowing water puts pressure on the turbines causing them to rotate as it passes through. As a result, a generator connected to the rotating turbine produces electricity! @nationalhydropower #HydroDay
Another start to summer means another successful r Another start to summer means another successful release of rainbow trout fry into the Kings River by the Kings River Fisheries Management Program (KRFMP) team. On April 21, we received 36,000 rainbow trout eggs that were placed in the incubator building for rearing. Thank you to over 20+ volunteers who collectively contributed 36 hours in the incubator building to ensure the fry remained safe and healthy until they were ready to be released. On June 12, 7 staff members and 12 volunteers released the rainbow trout fry into the Kings River! The trout incubator building will return to service in early January. We would also like to acknowledge that the trout eggs were purchased using grant funding provided to the @kingsriverconservancy through the Ted Martin Family Grant. To sign up for future volunteer opportunities at the trout incubator building, please visit the link in our bio.
Wishing you and yours a happy and safe 4th of July Wishing you and yours a happy and safe 4th of July weekend!
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