An effort to find common ground in the waters of the Kern River ran into a bar late last month at the Kern County Water Agency meeting, specifically Board President Marty Milobar. Members of Bring Back the Kern have been visiting the boards of entities with rights to the Kern River to applaud the currently flowing river through town, note the resurgence of wildlife and remind board members how the water brings families to its banks. … “Several of our member units (agricultural water districts) have Kern River water rights that go back to 1880s,” Board President Milobar said. … “Those rights support hundreds, or thousands of families that work in ag. To take that water away from farms so you can see a toad or something is pretty tough on these Kern River rights districts.”