List of Reports
Memory Problems resulting from pollution
Friday, July 1, 2022, 02:21 PM
Description:
Everyone in our home has headaches, fatigue, dizziness, nausea, memory problems. I am worried that we have some methane gas leaks like I heard about from the east side.P ...
Methane gas leak
Tuesday, May 31, 2022, 04:24 PM
Description:
Methane gas leak behind our home. Everyone in our home has headaches, fatigue, dizziness, nausea, memory problems ...
Abandoned water well
Wednesday, May 25, 2022, 03:41 PM
Description:
This is a 3 party water well that has not been used in over 20 years. County had sent me a letter to destroy well in 2021. I advised County it was not located on my property and the property owner had blocked all access to well illegally. The individual from the county (David Faller) then informed m ...
Street flooding
Thursday, December 16, 2021, 07:51 AM
Description:
Water on weed patch highway northbound. Causing traffic problems and an accident waiting to happen ...
Improper Oil Spill Disposal
Saturday, June 5, 2021, 08:30 AM
Description:
An oil pimping jack is in service located along the bike path near where the new extension (to Taft Highway) begins. We (my riding partner and I) have observed a significant and progressing spill accumulating over the prior weeks (6 weeks or more); the berm was full of spilled oil the week before. ...
Illegal dumping/squatters
Saturday, April 10, 2021, 12:53 PM
Description:
Dumping junk cars and parked RV , trashing empty house lot ...
Illegal Dumping
Monday, April 5, 2021, 03:07 PM
Description:
There is a number of mattresses, couches, chemicals, and other garbage all over the area in this popular walking path for local residents ...
Month long boom sound
Sunday, March 21, 2021, 07:58 PM
Description:
Month long boom/ pop sounds south east of Lamont. Usually louder at night. In a few occasions It has shaken the house. Hard too sleepbecause of the sounds. ...
Old trees falling and causing unsafe conditions
Tuesday, March 2, 2021, 10:19 AM
Description:
Old trees at park that are dying have branches breaking off and they are causing unsafe conditions where kids play. ...
Trailer Trucks
Wednesday, June 24, 2020, 02:37 PM
Description:
Large number of trailers parking at an empty lot. Not exactly sure if this is a legitimate business or they are parking there illegally. ...
Buried Oil Drilling Sumps on Prime Farmland
Wednesday, March 25, 2020, 10:49 AM
Description:
Material buried in oil drilling sumps prevents farmers from using their land properly and threatens local ground water with contamination. ...
Oil and Gas Odors
Monday, February 24, 2020, 07:07 PM
Description:
Strong oil and gas petroleum smells coming from the west north west of community. started noticing around 6 when picking up daughter from bus stop. Symptoms are head aches and soar throat ...
High Speed Rail Dirty Diesel Equipment between Shafter and Wasco
Wednesday, April 24, 2019, 04:15 PM
Description:
I observed today that High Speed Rail seems to be using older diesel engines on several pieces of earth moving equipment with visible smoke from exhaust pipes. This is similar to an unresolved earlier complaint about HSR using older diesel trucks for moving dirt to the construction site. This goes a ...
Very Strong H2S smell
Monday, April 8, 2019, 08:14 PM
Description:
There was an overwhelming and pugent smell that made me pull over and gag!! ...
Pollution from High Speed Rail construction
Sunday, January 13, 2019, 04:09 PM
Description:
High Speed Rail (HSR) construction has begun on the north side of Shafter. Earth moving to form the rail bed is being done by trucks bringing dirt from another location. These trucks do not seem to have the latest diesel engines which would limit diesel pollution for nearby residents such as those l ...
Large white toxic plume
Thursday, December 20, 2018, 06:26 PM
Description:
Large white plume being released from Pixley ethanol staying close to the ground ...
pesticides@2p.m
Tuesday, September 11, 2018, 02:44 PM
Description:
spraying pesticides @2p.m we live with swamp coolers and everything gies inside.theres kids around this block! ...
Possible pipeline leak
Friday, July 13, 2018, 12:10 PM
Description:
Using a FLIR, we captured a leak coming from a ground-level connection valve or pipe. This report has already been emailed to Valley Air & DOGGR. ...
Sewers drainage sewer drainage
Thursday, July 12, 2018, 12:11 PM
Description:
Water is comeing out of the sewer ...
Smelly Oil emissions
Monday, July 9, 2018, 02:59 PM
Description:
Smell from Oil field behind apartments. Oil pump working. ...
Cyanobacteria Damger
Tuesday, July 3, 2018, 05:58 AM
Description:
Kern County Environmental Health and the California Water Quality Control Board report dangerous levels of the neurotoxin Cyanobacteria at Kissack Bay and Paradise Cove. Cattle and human waste in the reservoir draw down zone create this problem each summer as the shallow water heats to a toxic stew. ...
County & State failure to conduct proper permit process for Clean Harbors toxic waste landfill in Buttonwillow, proposed expansion, lack of language access
Wednesday, June 20, 2018, 04:03 PM
Description:
https://www.envirostor.dtsc.ca.gov/public/hwmp_profile_report?global_id=CAD980675276&starttab= DTSC's website confirms that they are allowing Clean Harbors to continue dumping hazardous wastes at the landfill in Buttonwillow despite the fact that the permit they are operating on was issued in 199 ...
Overwhelming smell of manure
Thursday, June 14, 2018, 09:53 AM
Description:
Gagging lingering smell in and out of the house. ...
Left burned with trash
Wednesday, June 13, 2018, 07:15 PM
Description:
This house has been left burned for 6 month with a trailer in the back that just recently burned twice over the weekend. People have been coming by dumping cars , trash, beds. ...
Pot next door
Tuesday, May 29, 2018, 10:24 AM
Description:
There is a pot farm next door ,three houses to the north on east side of house and the newest farm two houses north of Carmichael St boron that affect Daisy street. The one directly next door has been in operation for at least two seasons. The stench permeates everything. It makes me nauseous and sh ...
Illegal waste water dumping
Sunday, April 15, 2018, 02:55 PM
Description:
Seems to be a lot of water being dumped onto a patch of alkali ground for several years. Nearby dairy may be the source. ...
Trashing the desert
Monday, March 12, 2018, 04:08 AM
Description:
Tree brush,leaves,salt cedar,and pine mixed with blue paint chips trahing natural growth and posing a fire hassard. ...
Methane smell near oil refinery
Monday, January 22, 2018, 08:32 AM
Description:
Strong methane smell at stop light next to oil. Refinery ...
White & Black smoking from Kern Oil traveling to Lamomt
Tuesday, December 19, 2017, 08:02 AM
Description:
While the flare was burning at about 8 a.m. there were two large smokestacks releasing white smoke that was collected in the cloud and traveling south. ...
Illegal oil waste dump
Friday, December 15, 2017, 03:42 PM
Description:
Tires, debris and waste oil (dumped and spilled) ...
All roads closed
Thursday, December 7, 2017, 08:24 PM
Description:
All Southside roads leading to Arvin we're closed without prior notice to the community worried there might be a gas leak citizens are very concerned ...
All roads closed
Thursday, December 7, 2017, 08:24 PM
Description:
All Southside roads leading to Arvin we're closed without prior notice to the community worried there might be a gas leak citizens are very concerned ...
Black trash bags illegal dumping
Tuesday, September 19, 2017, 02:04 PM
Description:
7 to 10 black trash bags dumped birds are tearing it up ...
piles of manure
Sunday, September 10, 2017, 11:49 AM
Description:
Appears to be storage and composting of manure in large quantities without adequate drainage or fly control creating a nuisance for nearby residents (including Maple School), and potentially threatening groundwater. ...
Unlicesent food vendor
Tuesday, July 25, 2017, 01:26 PM
Description:
Vendor selling food items, such as corn, Mexican chips & sodas, out of a ice cooler in a shopping cart. Comes to our mobile home park at about 5 pm each evening. She is dropped off and does not live in this park. This would be a food safety issue. She is not licensed to sell nor has a health cer ...
Leaking oil barrels - Arvin
Friday, June 2, 2017, 12:09 AM
Description:
Pictures were taken of multiple barrels of oil spilling off of the cement pad. Report submitted to KEEN & DOGGR. ...
FLIR report: Sun Mountain Oil & Gas leaking tanks – Arvin
Monday, May 15, 2017, 12:00 AM
Description:
Using a FLIR camera, there was evidence captured of a leaking tank that was storing petro chemicals fence-line to a heavily dense population. This report was submitted to KEEN & Valley Air. ...
Robo Plumbing illegal sewage dumping and exposure not reported
Wednesday, April 12, 2017, 12:10 PM
Description:
A employee of ROBO Plumbing was exposed to sewage waste and was not reported. The employee was laid of less than a week later. This happened when him and another employee (Carlos) was pumping sewage into the companies septic tank. ...
Open Ag Burn in Arvin
Thursday, March 2, 2017, 04:32 AM
Description:
There was two days back to back where they were burning ag stuff in Arvin. ...
Mattress dumped
Wednesday, January 11, 2017, 05:30 PM
Description:
Mattress dumped on Alfred Harrell Hwy on the opposite side of the road from Ethel's. ...
Furniture dumped
Wednesday, January 11, 2017, 05:27 PM
Description:
Sofa dumped in alley behind the west side of spruce street, north of 30th. ...
Illegal dumping
Wednesday, November 30, 2016, 11:33 AM
Description:
Cool pools of bakersfield dumped wood in dumpster and left it on the ground of our condo lic plate 9305341 lic on side of truck 392255 ...
Illegal dumping
Wednesday, November 30, 2016, 11:33 AM
Description:
Cool pools of bakersfield dumped wood in dumpster and left it on the ground of our condo lic plate 9305341 lic on side of truck 392255 ...