Southern California Edison (SCE) is looking for boaters to participate and provide feedback for whitewater boating flows along the North Fork Kern River (NFKR) between Fairview Dam and the Kern River No. 3 (KR3) Powerhouse. SCE is scheduling up to four enhanced flow opportunities (approximately between 200-800 cfs) to address knowledge gaps in boating flows. The knowledge gaps were reported by members of the boating community as part of the Level 1 and Level 2 study effort for the REC-1 Whitewater Boating Study. You will be added to the participant list by completing this self-nomination form.

Boaters (all boat types and skill levels) are encouraged to sign up to participate. Ideally, the list of participants will be representative of the broader boating community including watercraft, geographic locations, skill levels, genders and river segments. Signing up puts you on the notification list and identifies if there is a need for further participant outreach.

SCE urges participants to evaluate all four of the flow enhancements. The data collected will help provide important information on boater flow preferences in this lower range of flows and inform whitewater boating flow conditions incorporated as new measures in the FERC operating license. Due to the variability of snow melt and diurnal flow fluctuations associated with run-off, SCE will strive to provide 2-3 days advance notification of an enhanced flow opportunity to study participants. Enhanced flow opportunities may occur on weekdays and/or weekends.

Please encourage other boaters interested in participating to sign-up. If you have any questions about this study or the KR3 relicensing effort, please contact Dave Moore, SCE KR3 Relicensing Project Manager at david.moore@sce.com.

Thank you for your support,

Dave Moore (SCE KR3 Relicensing Project Manager)

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