A California Fish and Game commissioner urged staff on Thursday to look for ways to better protect the upper Kern River watershed and fishery as part of the ongoing relicensing of Southern California Edison’s Kern River 3 (KR3) power plant near Kernville. … At issue is how much water Edison is required to leave in the river between Fairview Dam, near McNally’s, and the plant at Kernville, a 16-mile stretch. … [A]dvocates say the minimum flows required under Edison’s current license aren’t enough to maintain a healthy river. … CDFW, however, is OK with Edison’s proposal to marginally decrease minimum flows.