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District is an independent special district which has a separate board of directors not governed by other legislative bodies (either a city council or a county board of supervisors). ...The
District contains about 1,311,163 acres (2,049 sq. mi.) in Fresno, Kings and Tulare Counties. The District does not directly control water releases from Pine Flat Dam but participates with the Kings River Water Association (KRWA) to make cooperative decisions on irrigation releases." The KRWA is also involved in most other major decisions. ...Budget: $ 13,127,924." The District website is at www.krcd.org. Retrieved 2019-03-24
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KINGS RIVER CONSERVATION DISTRICT review - fresnolafco.org "The Kings River
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The creek was named in 1863 by a group of hunters who were attacked there by a grizzly bear. The hunters' dog, Dinkey, tried to fight the bear, but was fatally injured. One of the men was then able to grab his gun and shoot the bear. They named the nearby stream Dinkey Creek to honor the dog's
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withdrew from the power purchase agreement. That was caused in part by delays caused by environmental litigation challenging parts of the plan, as well as a dispute between PG&E and the
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power stations. Construction would have also included 7.9 miles (12.7 km) of power tunnels, and four vertical shafts, and a 4.5 miles (7.2 km) long diversion tunnel in hard, massive, granitic rock. The Dinkey Creek Inn in the community of
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