List of Reports

Rotten eggs on Panama


Thursday, March 7, 2024, 04:51 AM

Description:

I drove from HWY 184 towards Fairfax and smelled strong rotten egg smell. I saw one of the tanks near the fence with the silver hatch on top open. I had my AC on when I drove by and the smell was very strong when I was closer to weedpatch ...

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Smells from Alon refinery


Wednesday, March 6, 2024, 10:24 AM

Description:

Strong crude smells coming from Alon. Flaring happening at the moment. ...

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Refinery has black smoke


Wednesday, March 6, 2024, 07:09 AM

Description:

There is black smoke coming from the refinery in the middle. It hasn't stopped for the last 20 minutes, it gets darker and lighter but it always comes out as black. ...

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Smells like crude and gas


Monday, March 4, 2024, 04:51 AM

Description:

There is a SoCal gas crew fixing a leak in front of the refinery. I asked one of the workers if there was a leak and he said yes. I felt sick and nauseous for the last 3 weeks. My eyes and throat have also been irritated. I have visitors at the house, and they have mentioned smelling very strong. Ga ...

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Leaking Well


Tuesday, February 27, 2024, 08:18 AM

Description:

Leaking well in the parking lot of the Kaiser Ob/Gyn office ...

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Loud noises at refinery


Monday, February 19, 2024, 04:24 AM

Description:

There is a loud booms coming from the refinery. Thisnhas been going on since 2am. It also smell like crude on and off all night. ...

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Humo de torres


Sunday, February 18, 2024, 07:30 AM

Description:

Hay humo saliendo de las torres en la refinería. Sale de en medio dónde están los tanques también. Siempre lo hacen en la noche. Hoy desperté a las 5:30am y había mucho humo ...

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White smoke from stacks all night


Saturday, February 17, 2024, 09:17 AM

Description:

I recorded a video of thick white smoke coming from the tall stacks in the middle of the refinery. There was white smoke that was drifting and not disappearing. It started around 10 and it went on until the sun came up. ...

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Pestisida


Wednesday, February 14, 2024, 05:15 AM

Description:

Huele a pesticida en el pueblo de Buttonwillow, aquí para el lado west del pueblo ...

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Leaking oil pipeline


Saturday, February 10, 2024, 05:20 AM

Description:

There was an oil leak, city does not know how long it has been leaking. Flyer sent out to us, and listed symptoms of which I have had several for over a year. It is so bad that I lost my mob because of it, and until now I did not know what it was. I have had: fatigue, headaches, memory problems, an ...

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Hissing and smells coming from wells


Saturday, February 10, 2024, 03:37 AM

Description:

There was a man working on the tank farm behind golden west casino. He was next to a valve and there was white smoke and hissing coming from one of the tanks in the closer to the houses in the back side. He was there today around 3pm ...

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Nighttime nuisance!


Thursday, February 8, 2024, 11:43 AM

Description:

The overnight floor lights on the equipment working on the oil leak are flooding our house! It's keeping people awake! Please face the lights a different direction! ...

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Olores de crematorio


Thursday, February 8, 2024, 09:17 AM

Description:

Vivo in McFarland cercas del crematorio en la noche y la madrugada huele mucho a quemado y sale el olor del crematorio. Por favor hagan algo para parar el olor ...

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Giant flood lights


Wednesday, February 7, 2024, 10:04 AM

Description:

I know there's a lot going on right now at Panama & Buena Vista, but the giant overnight flood lights are a GIANT and shining directly into our bedroom windows overnight even though there's no work being done overnight. If these could be shifted so that they're not causing a big nuisance directly in ...

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Oil clean up


Wednesday, February 7, 2024, 02:13 AM

Description:

The pipeline leak cleanup is happening near my house. There were strong smells on Saturday later at night. Sometimes when you drive past the site there is a slight smell of crude, and driving past the cleanup trucks smells like crude also. Clean up crews are blocking the gutters on the sidewalk, I'm ...

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Smells from oil spill


Wednesday, February 7, 2024, 02:09 AM

Description:

My family and I smelled some crude on Saturday night. We live close to the oil spill that is happening and The smell of crude still sometimes reaches our house intermittently. ...

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Emissions from old well


Saturday, December 2, 2023, 12:40 PM

Description:

Filmed a possible leak coming from a hole near the base of a idle well. Flir footage shows what looks like a minor gas leak coming from a hole in the casing (circled in blue in provided picture) ...

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Huge fire with smoke


Saturday, December 2, 2023, 06:09 AM

Description:

There is a huge flame at the refinery right now. It has puffs of black smoke coming from the stack. I have a sick person at home and I'm worried because this has been burning all day. ...

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Llama y olores de la refeneria


Saturday, December 2, 2023, 01:12 AM

Description:

Hay una llama grande que se prende y apaga. En las últimas semanas has habido olores fuertes y en las mañanas sale mucho humo de la torcha ...

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Smells from flaring


Friday, December 1, 2023, 05:10 AM

Description:

Por la última semana ha estado saliendo olores muy fuertes de petróleo y huevo podrido del fuego en la refinería. Mejor me quedo adentro porque los olores llegan muy fuerte . También ha habido humo negro que sale de la refinería temprano en las mañanas. Entre las 7 a 11 de la mañana es cuando ...

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Gas Leak


Tuesday, November 21, 2023, 07:38 AM

Description:

We have been smelling gas/rotten eggs at our address for a while now. I would like someone to check our home out please. ...

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Leaking oil well


Friday, November 17, 2023, 08:33 AM

Description:

My grandmother was having symptoms such as severe headache and nausea. She was outside during the day and started to experience these symptoms in the evening. ...

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Leaking oil well


Friday, November 17, 2023, 08:33 AM

Description:

My grandmother was having symptoms such as severe headache and nausea. She was outside during the day and started to experience these symptoms in the evening. ...

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Heavy black smoke train yard


Sunday, October 15, 2023, 03:57 AM

Description:

Heavy black smoke burning in a train yard between Truxtun Ave and California Ave near Bakersfield High School ...

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1,2,3-TCP in McFarland Water


Monday, August 28, 2023, 11:19 AM

Description:

A report from the City of McFarland stated that the average level for the contaminate 1,2,3-TCP in the City's drinking water over 3 months (January, February, and March of 2023) was 0.037 ug/L. This is 52 times higher than the Public Health Goal of 0.0007 ug/L and 7 times higher than the drinking wa ...

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BM29-30 Illegal dumping


Monday, August 21, 2023, 02:29 PM

Description:

Oil barrels and other various debris were discovered in an irrigation canal within Sandridge property. ...

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Fire


Thursday, June 22, 2023, 03:40 PM

Description:

Fire with white smoke ...

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Abandon Sail boat (Ridgecrest)


Tuesday, May 30, 2023, 08:17 PM

Description:

Abandon Boat on S China lake and Brady st. Brady trail head. Boat is dumped where people park there car to head to the trail. ...

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Illegal field dumping


Sunday, May 28, 2023, 08:18 PM

Description:

Illegal dumping in desert fuels Bed frame, tree branches, plastic,carpet,tires. Please help. ...

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Illegal field dumping


Sunday, May 28, 2023, 08:07 PM

Description:

Illegal dumping in desert fuels Bed frame, tree branches, plastic,carpet,tires. Please help. ...

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Flooded soccer field


Saturday, February 25, 2023, 08:03 PM

Description:

Soccer field is flooded at Pioneer Park on east side Bakersfield ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Leak


Friday, May 20, 2022, 05:11 PM

Description:

Smelled like gas a little the last couple of days. Didn’t think anything of it but wife noticed it. Until we were told there was one in the area. That would explain the fatigue, nausea and headaches we have been having. ...

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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 ...

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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. ...

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Illegal dumping/squatters


Saturday, April 10, 2021, 12:53 PM

Description:

Dumping junk cars and parked RV , trashing empty house lot ...

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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 ...

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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. ...

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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. ...

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Open pit


Tuesday, March 2, 2021, 10:17 AM

Description:

Open pit at the park that smells bad during certain times of the year. ...

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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. ...

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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. ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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!! ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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! ...

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