KRCD advocates on behalf of our constituents in the regulatory and legislative arenas at the State and Federal levels. KRCD is currently working on four priority projects to improve the resiliency of water, power, and environmental resources for Valley residents:
Advocacy
Kings River Fisheries Project
Kings River Fisheries Project
Funding for planning, design, and/or construction is needed to support upcoming projects that will help achieve the mission of the Kings River Fisheries Management Program. The Program’s mission is to improve and enhance the Kings River watershed and fishery habitat while maintaining its beneficial uses, recognizing that a healthy river…
Pine Flat Hydropower
Pine Flat Hydropower
We are dedicated to improving reliability of the electrical grid in the Valley by adding local generation capacity. The Jeff L. Taylor Pine Flat Power Plant has continued to provide a reliable carbon-free supply of energy since 1984, and with the addition of Unit 4 will provide a renewable supply of energy for California’s future growth.
Airborne Snow Surveys
Airborne Snow Surveys
The Kings River watershed in the Southern Sierra Nevada is where, on average, 1.7 million acre-feet of water supply for portions of Fresno, Kings, and Tulare counties is found stored as snow. The supply is extremely variable. In wet years it can exceed 4 million acre-feet, causing potential flood risk downstream, and can swing below…
PINE FLAT DAM SPILLWAY ENHANCEMENT
RAISING PINE FLAT DAM
Funding is needed to support a 12-foot raise of Pine Flat Dam Spillway to increase storage capacity in Pine Flat Reservoir and mitigate the effects of climate variability by increasing flood protection, enhancing drought resilience…