List of Reports
FLIR camera footage: Lost Hills Chevron facility
Tuesday, February 9, 2016, 11:02 AM
Description:
In November there was a report that stated – large amount of emissions were visible using a FLIR camera at the Chevron site near the Lost Hills School in Lost Hills-. This report was submitted to the Air District along with a P.I.R. ...
Multiple Open Burn in fields- Near Recology, composting site
Tuesday, February 9, 2016, 10:32 AM
Description:
Open Burn occurring near Lamont and Arvin. Burning is South East of Recology Recycling Center. ...
Toxic Plume in Delano- DTSC
Tuesday, February 9, 2016, 10:30 AM
Description:
On January 5th, Valerie G. (CRPE) updates that they received a report from DTSC on the toxic plume in Delano. The report indicates that there will be future testing at some locations in Delano already sampled and other new locations that will be sampled in 2016. Attached to the notes you will find a ...
Pesticides drift on workers in Lost Hills
Tuesday, February 9, 2016, 10:28 AM
Description:
On August 28th at 8am Kern County Ag Dept. office received a call detailing a pesticides drift onto workers in Lost Hills. The compliant stated that about 30 out of 300 workers were exposed to this drift causing them to feel symptoms of pesticides poisoning. The workers were working in a solar plant ...
Oil spill in home near Lamont. (Kern Oil Refinery)
Tuesday, February 9, 2016, 10:24 AM
Description:
On August 11th, there was a 6’ pipeline that ruptured and leaked into a backyard near Lamont causing a big pool of oil to spill into the property. The pipeline was (According to DOGGR) not in production and decommissioned from operations. When talking to DOGGR and the County Environmental Health d ...
Breckenridge Rd. & Comanche Rd. area, water discharging into open field.
Tuesday, February 9, 2016, 10:07 AM
Description:
On August there was a report from a community member that a waste water discharge was occurring at the corner of Breckenridge Rd & Comanche Rd into an open field without any oversight from the operator. ...
rainwater flooding around oil wells and contaminating groundwater
Monday, February 1, 2016, 11:28 AM
Description:
On December 12, 2014 a report was filed along with video evidence of flooding on to the contaminated soil around oil wells on prime farmland just north of Shafter. After the rain of January 31, 2016 the same thing has happenned. This obviously presents a real threat to local groundwater quality. Ple ...
Neighbors in Delano creating own speed bumps on County Line Rd.
Thursday, June 25, 2015, 01:58 PM
Description:
There is a person in my neighborhood who is creating multiply speed bumps with a backhoe on County Line Rd here in Delano. This family is crating a hazard for our families and neighbors around us. There is one way in and one way out of this neighborhood and it has become very difficult for us to tak ...
Oily waste water running towards Poso Creek
Monday, June 15, 2015, 10:49 AM
Description:
On the south side of Tule Road, between Famoso Rd and Woody Rd, several miles east of Hwy 65, there are three stinking and connected and unlined pits containing waste water mixed with lots of oil. This oily waste water runs down a gully for several miles before soaking into the ground. In a storm ev ...
FLIR technology footage of PCR's storage tanks in Arvin
Friday, June 12, 2015, 03:58 PM
Description:
In December of 2014, KEEN reported to the local air district a report of leaking oil tanks that the company "Petro Capital Resources" was operating, this report led to 2 different Notice of Violations for PCR. Again, in May 29th 2015, nearly 6 months later KEEN made another report to the air distric ...
Pile of contaminated soil in Arvin
Friday, June 12, 2015, 02:28 PM
Description:
There is a pile of contaminated soil from oil production that has been sitting, uncovered for more then two months in Arvin. The pile of soil has a very strong odor associated with petro chemicals. When the wind picks up, all the smell goes downwind to the city of Arvin. A local Church goer stated t ...
Batches of Oil found in canal water near Cawelo Water District
Thursday, June 11, 2015, 02:08 PM
Description:
Batches of Oil were photographed and video taped coming from Cawelo Water District. At the corner of Hwy 65 and Lerdo Hwy, there are mixing ponds where produced oilfield water and fresh water are mixed together to be sold to local farmers. There is a very strong odor of petroleum at this site. if yo ...
Batches of Oil found in canal water near Cawelo Water District
Thursday, June 11, 2015, 02:08 PM
Description:
Batches of Oil were photographed and video taped coming from Cawelo Water District. At the corner of Hwy 65 and Lerdo Hwy, there are mixing ponds where produced oilfield water and fresh water are mixed together to be sold to local farmers. There is a very strong odor of petroleum at this site. if yo ...
Tons of Sludge and Ash Dumped on the ground
Wednesday, June 10, 2015, 01:39 PM
Description:
North of Bakersfield, about a quarter mile NW of the intersection of Famoso Hwy and Hwy 65, sits a pile of black sludge and ash plus some cow manure. This is not material suitable for spreading on farmland although that may be the excuse of the property owner. This is a dump for possible hazardous w ...
Illegal dumping of trash and household items
Thursday, April 30, 2015, 12:15 PM
Description:
On Granite road 5.9 miles north of James Rd on the east side of the road. Numerous household and other items that included lots mail to a person named Celestino Gandara 2528 L st Bakersfield California 93301 ...
Improper Manure Disposal
Wednesday, April 1, 2015, 01:33 PM
Description:
On April 1, 2015, along a dirt road and in a lower drainage area to one side of the dirt road, tons of cow manure was observed to be very recently spread in an approximately 4 inch to 8 inch thick layer for at least half a mile. This method of disposal will cause the manure to blow in the wind all s ...
Broken Sprinkler on Tejon in Arvin
Tuesday, March 24, 2015, 10:22 AM
Description:
There is a broken sprinkler on tejon in arvin spilling water into the street ...
Pesticide application
Saturday, March 21, 2015, 12:19 PM
Description:
Pesticide application next to Arvin High School during event at school at 10:23 a.m. ...
water contamination from oil wells
Friday, December 12, 2014, 01:22 PM
Description:
After a half inch of rain fell on the morning of December 12, 2014 there was water standing around the base of many oil wells in the North Shafter oil field surrounded by prime farmland. This standing water is being contaminated by leakage from the oil wells. The contaminated water is percolating in ...
Illegal Dumping of concrete and garbage
Monday, December 1, 2014, 01:52 PM
Description:
People are dumping trash in the open area at the corner of Shalene Ave. and Monica. There are piles of dirt that I believe were left by the owners of the land but this has attracted others who this it is ok to dump there trash here. ...
Large Pile of manure on Tejon Hwy (Near Sycomre Golf, Arvin)
Monday, November 10, 2014, 12:59 PM
Description:
A large pile of manure has been upwind of Arvin, Ca for the past few months. At night, when the wind blows, it blows all the dust and strong smell from the compost into town. Is there anything that can me done to remove the pile that is as big as a building? ...
people are dumping behind my house despite of posted signs!
Wednesday, October 29, 2014, 01:06 PM
Description:
It seems unfair to me that i pick trash up and then the next morning therre is new trash and furniture behind my house in alley.please help ...
Illegal dumping
Wednesday, October 22, 2014, 01:11 PM
Description:
I found this illegal dump site this evening while out hiking. There was a rental agreement with two names and an address on it. Allexander K Lemon & Michael DeVous along with a prescription with the same name. The address on the rental agreement was 104 W. Haloid st. Ridgecrest, Ca. 93555. The dump ...
Trash and a couch
Wednesday, October 8, 2014, 01:50 PM
Description:
There is a house on Clyde St and 3rd St. that has a lot of trash and people are Illegal Dumping on it and in the alley. The address is ...
House Burned Down Irresponsibly by Fire Department
Saturday, September 27, 2014, 01:20 PM
Description:
On September 26, 2014 at approximately 2:45 pm a house was lit on fire by the Kern County Fire Department and burned to the ground. The house was very old and contained both material containing asbestos and lead paint. The house was located at the corner of Mannel and Merced and less than one mile n ...
Smoke stacks and strong odor from CRRR
Thursday, September 11, 2014, 11:26 AM
Description:
Hello good morning, it is Sept 11th 2014 and the time is 8:39am. i am on Bear Mt. Blvd in Arvin i just passed the Community Recycling Center and there is a strong odor as i am passing by. I can still smell the odor and can see smoke stacks that are coming out of piles of dirt, i am not sure what it ...
Possible Illegal Rifle/Gun range (LEAD Hazard)
Saturday, August 16, 2014, 12:26 PM
Description:
In Eastern Kern County, there is a little town called Rosamond. On a hill above our town is a popular place to go shoot weapons of all kinds. There are no safety enforcements in place, I fear with the amount of shooting that takes place, there is lead contamination of the soil in the area. Since i ...
Oil and Transmission Fluid dumped near Albertson's in Rosamond, CA
Saturday, August 16, 2014, 12:13 PM
Description:
This morning I was passing near Albertson's in Rosamond, CA I discovered oil and transmission fluid spilled on the ground coming from two big black plastic bags laying on the ground. ...
Water Spill (Bakersfield)
Sunday, August 3, 2014, 01:52 PM
Description:
Hi my name is *** ***** and I would like to report water seeping out of the sidewalk from both sides of the street the street name is Jonah st in bakersfield california this has been going on for so long that green sludge has formed and I have slipped I hope this can be fixed thank you. ...
Ag Burning on Browning Rd. Delano
Tuesday, July 29, 2014, 07:49 PM
Description:
Hello the time is 7:49pm on July 29th. My name is *** ***** and my phone is (***)-***-**** and I'm calling because there is a fire in the middle of the field. This is on 17th place and Browning Road in Delano and it's not actually on the street it's in the grape vineyards, and i'm not sure if they ...
Covanta power plant Visible emissions
Monday, July 28, 2014, 02:16 PM
Description:
Hi this is *** ****, I am driving northbound on HWY 99 and i can see a cloud of smoke coming out from the stacks at the Covanta power plant off of Pond rd in Delano. This is Monday, July 28th at 2:16th. ...
smell coming from factory
Wednesday, July 23, 2014, 05:20 PM
Description:
There was a smell coming from a factory that indicates that the filters need to be cleaned. The smell was going through the city.This is Certis Usa on 720 5th St. Wasco, CA 93280 ...
dumped mattress
Tuesday, July 8, 2014, 01:35 PM
Description:
Someone has dumped several mattresses directly behind my house at 131 Justine st Bakersfield, CA 93308. They are completely blocking the alley now so you cant pass. Also the sheriffs dept uses the alley quite often. ...
Dust from Covanta
Sunday, July 6, 2014, 08:45 PM
Description:
Hi this is L**** ***** calling in at 8:45 pm,i'm going southbound on the 99, just passed the covanta plant and there is a lot of dust coming through the highway. It's saturday july 6th there is a lot of dust coming across the hwy just in front of where the plant is looking back there is smoke coming ...
Anonymous call on Covanta
Sunday, July 6, 2014, 12:36 AM
Description:
Hi this is an anonymous call. I'm driving northbound on hwy 99 and I just passed Pond Rd and I'm not sure what it is but there is a haze on both sides of the freeway, and there is a smell, i'm not sure how to describe it, but it smells like maybe rotten boiled eggs,the time is 12:36am, midnight july ...
waste water ponds polluting air and groundwater
Thursday, July 3, 2014, 01:51 PM
Description:
Oil field waste water is being dumped into open, unlined, and uncovered ponds. Close to a million gallons are being dumped daily in this single location. The smell is horrendous. The contribution to Kern air pollution levels must be significant. The ground slopes towards a hazardous waste dump, the ...
Evictions in Arvin Ca
Wednesday, April 16, 2014, 01:23 PM
Description:
There are a lot of evictions happening on two apt complexes in Arvin and the residents don't know why. The renters received a 60 day notice saying that they were not following the rules. The apartments are on Summerview apts -- 225 Meyer st and Summerset Apts -- 668 Comanche Rd ...
Arvin High school-cloud of dust
Wednesday, April 2, 2014, 02:27 PM
Description:
On varsity ave, there is no pavement and drivers cut across to get to the academy and there is a lot of dust that is lifted because of that. ...
Arvin air/odor
Wednesday, February 19, 2014, 04:12 PM
Description:
hi my name is ***** ******, My address is *** Newton street Arvin Ca 93203 and I'm calling to report the very bad air that we have today, it's a very bad smell and i have asthmatic kids they have allergies and the air is so bad that we can't even be outside. My stomach was upset from the smell and I ...
Mattresses and boxes on Panama Rd.
Monday, February 3, 2014, 01:56 AM
Description:
On Panama Road near the intersection of Vineland Rd, there are two mattresses (one on the southwest corner and another slightly to the west of that on the north side of the Panama Road), as well as some boxes and such that it looks like were illegally dumped. ...
Pesticide on Tejon & Camino Real
Saturday, January 25, 2014, 01:06 PM
Description:
Si muy buenos dias mi nombre es *** ****, estoy llamando porque hoy a las ocho de la manana empezo a fumigar la avioneta en el camino real y tejon, cerca del golf a las 8 de la manana. El aire esta soplando hacia el oeste, gracias bye ...
Huge Gas Flare Burning in Polluted Air
Thursday, January 9, 2014, 01:06 AM
Description:
For longer than the past week the portable oil well flare seen in the video has been burning with 10 foot flames and polluting the air of Kern County with significant amount of NOx, VOC's, and fine particulates. A complaint was made to the air district on January 8, 2014. An inspector said the fla ...
standing water at dairy
Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 12:26 PM
Description:
The Maya Dairy west of Shafter, at the corner of Wildwood and Riverside, has allowed water to accumulate around and through huge piles of manure. This has the potential to leach nitrates into ground water and air polluting gases (volatile organic compounds) into the air. Complaints have been filed ...
Mattresses/Box Springs Dumped in Alley way
Friday, January 3, 2014, 01:41 AM
Description:
Several Mattresses and Box Springs have been dumped in the Alley Way behind All Saints Anglican Church 3200 Gosford Rd. Bakersfield, CA 93309 661-303-8101 Need someone to remove them. County Trash pick-up will not accept them. ...
Strong MANURE and SULFUR SMELL!
Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 08:47 PM
Description:
There is a very strong smell of Sulfur/rotten egg and manure and HWY 223 and S. Fairfax Rd ...
Large Steem Cloud/ Burning Feeces Smell
Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 09:42 AM
Description:
A large cloud was visable from a distance carring with it a burning plastic or feeces smell with it on HWY 223 near Fairfax Rd. ...
cow manure smells in Lamont CA
Saturday, October 19, 2013, 12:46 PM
Description:
There is always a strong manure smell in Lamont CA. There is a stretch of a lot of dairies along Buena Vista blvd. The air takes the smell toward Lamont. Is there anything we can do about the concentration of all of these dairies? What is being done to make the dairies smell less? ...
Road condition
Saturday, October 19, 2013, 10:54 AM
Description:
there are a lot of potholes on Comanche Rd in Arvin CA ...
Road condition (San Diego / Emperor) 2
Saturday, October 19, 2013, 10:33 AM
Description:
there is huge a pothole on the corner of San Diego St and Emperor Ave in Lamont CA that is very dangerous to pedestrians. Many students have to go thru that street to catch the bus and many have fallen and hurt themselves ...
Cloud of Dust after Pond Exit
Tuesday, September 24, 2013, 11:07 AM
Description:
Hi, I'm driving through Delano on HWY 99 and just past the Pond exit northbound there's like a cloud, a cloud of like dust of some sort and there's like a pine smell, and before the pine smell there's like another odor, I can't really describe it but there's clouds of dust or maybe even smoke but it ...
Electrical Box Open and Exposed Cable
Wednesday, September 4, 2013, 04:21 PM
Description:
In front of this residence there is an electrical box that has been vandalized and there are some electrical cables exposed. This can be a real danger to residents of the area. ...
Edison and Sunset Rd:
Monday, August 5, 2013, 01:57 PM
Description:
There is sign at this location with big bold letter “NO DUMPING” and under this sign are discarded house hold furnishings including a television. ...
Cottonwood and Curnow Rd
Monday, August 5, 2013, 01:55 PM
Description:
Fertilizer or manure was piled up at this intersection along the side of the road adjacent to a field. After it was applied to the field the residue which is made up of small rocks and fine yellow powder has been left by the road side. Every time the wind is stirred up by a fast moving vehicle, t ...
Buena Vista and Adobe Rd:
Monday, August 5, 2013, 01:00 PM
Description:
A carcass of a dog can be seen in front of the dairy not far from this intersection. ...
Kettleman Hills Facility
Friday, July 26, 2013, 01:38 PM
Description:
The farmworker town of Kettleman City is a violation of environmental justice and the civil rights of the people of color and Spanish-speaking residents of Kettleman City. The residents of Kettleman City continue to suffer high rates of unexplained birth defects, infant deaths and childhood cancer, ...
Pesticide drift on I5 and Old River Road
Friday, June 21, 2013, 11:24 AM
Description:
Hello, My name is Daniela ****. I'm calling to report pesticide drift that occurred on Sunday around 6:45 PM on Interstate 5 and Old River Road a cross duster was spraying on the field to the east side of the field flying from south to north and sprayed a cloud of green dust, a green cloud that dr ...
Illegal Dumping on Pioneer and Sterling
Friday, June 14, 2013, 11:17 AM
Description:
there is a lot of trash at the corner of Pioneer St. and Sterling st, Bakersfield ...
Illegal Dumping corner of El Tejon Ave. and California St.
Friday, June 14, 2013, 10:10 AM
Description:
On the south east corner of this intersection there are some apartments and there are apartments with multiple large pieces of furniture that have been tossed in the back and are potential rodent and fire hazards. Please come and take a look at this and clean it up. ...
Street Lights Not Working in Hilltop
Thursday, June 13, 2013, 02:43 PM
Description:
There are about 60 light posts in this area of Bakersfield surrounding Hilltop Dr. and not a single light works... ...
Illegal Dumping on Shalane Avenue
Thursday, June 13, 2013, 09:18 AM
Description:
There is a vacant lot at this location that is used as an illegal dumping site. There is a lot of trash as well as furniture and graffiti at this location. ...
Illegal Dumping Causes City of Bakersfield To NOT Empty Our Dumpster
Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 01:15 AM
Description:
I live at this apartment complex and I've noticed a family, who lives up the street, dumping trash cans full of household waste into our designated dumpster. Also, some people decide to dump unwanted furniture pieces either in or around that dumpster- which causes the City of Bakersfield to not empt ...
Dump site on the corner of Virginia and Flower
Wednesday, May 8, 2013, 01:10 PM
Description:
There are a lot of abandoned shopping carts in an empty lot on the corner of Virginia and Flower ave in Bakersfield. There are also other dumped items like clothes and garbage in this empty lot. Today is May 7th, 2013 and it is about 11:00am ...
Stop Signs Intersection of 223 and Tejon Rd
Monday, May 6, 2013, 01:55 PM
Description:
There are stop signs only on Tejon Road but no stop signs on Highway 223. CRLAF has talked with the Mayor before. Mayor’s office has said there's nothing they can do because one side is the county. Kids pass through there a lot, especially in the mornings. ...
Dust near Buena Vista Mobile Home Park
Monday, May 6, 2013, 11:39 AM
Description:
Road irrigators drive their motorcycles very close to the mobile home park. This stirs up a lot of dust that constantly goes directly to the community. Neighbors have tried talking to the owners' of the motorcycles and the irrigators but they just laugh. ...
Fracking Wastewater Discharged into Dirt Sump
Friday, April 12, 2013, 01:26 AM
Description:
Last October an oil well operation (most likely fracking) in Shafter was observed to be discharging wastewater into a dirt sump. This was recorded on video. The Regional Water Board saw the video this week and decided to investigate. The question is whether this practice is common and whether it ...
hazardous deposits of coal along railroad tracks
Wednesday, April 3, 2013, 10:12 AM
Description:
Along the BNSF railroad tracks in Wasco and going south from Poso Ave there are large quantities of coal scattered around on the ground. This seems to be an environmental hazard because coal is known to contain mercury, arsenic, lead, cadmium and other toxic heavy metals. This should be cleaned up ...
Construction worker without proper protective equipment
Thursday, March 28, 2013, 12:14 PM
Description:
It's March 28. The time is 12:14pm and we're on Highway 99 heading south. It's the exit right before Kimberlina - I think it's Famoso. There's a truck or some kind of big machine truck pouring out some black material that looks like tar, powdered tar, and there's a worker right next to it and all of ...
Trash on Williams between Lincoln & Jefferson Streets, Bakersfield
Wednesday, March 6, 2013, 07:50 AM
Description:
Queria hacer un reporte sobre la calle Williams entre la calle Lincoln and la calle Jefferson aqui en Bakersfield California. Lo que pasa es que hay demasiado basura tirada afuera de los apartamentos y en la calle y es donde se para el bus donde se recojen los ninos y hay un mal olor y demasiado bas ...
Toxic exposure from Salon in Mojave Ca
Friday, January 18, 2013, 05:32 PM
Description:
I work at a non profit agency in Mojave, California. My organization shares a building with a salon. Within this building, there are no functional windows, thus there is no ventilation. The owner of the salon does not have the appropriate professional ventilation to rid her shop of the chemicals tha ...
Vacant lot Trashed
Wednesday, January 16, 2013, 11:49 AM
Description:
Vacant land owned by (?) is trashed and filled with tires, oil spills, broken furniture, graffiti and work place material such as dry wall and pulled out rugs. Also this land has various ponds that according to the community have been filled with water for months causing health concerns. This lot i ...
Two Streetlights along La Madrid Street and One Streetlight on Packard Drive Not Working - Arvin
Friday, December 21, 2012, 05:14 PM
Description:
I'm calling to report 3 streetlights in Arvin that are not working: 1) in the middle of La Madrid Street, 2) on La Madrid Street near the corner with Alderete Drive, and 3) on Packard Drive near the corner with Alderete Drive. We'd like it if someone would come repair them. ...
Need More Stop Signs - Lamont (South Vineland Rd and Sunset Blvd)
Sunday, December 2, 2012, 10:17 PM
Description:
On corner of South Vineland Rd and Sunset Blvd, there is only one stop sign. Stop signs are only on Vineland and cars that pass on Sunset pass very fast. In this intersection, some accidents have happened recently and it makes it very dangerous, especially for kids who attend Vineland school, which ...
Oil spill and oil vapors (immediately north of 5808 Woodmere Dr., Bakersfield)
Thursday, October 18, 2012, 10:50 AM
Description:
Oil spill around well and petroleum related vapors detected in the air up to 1000' away from the well. The parcel is immediately north of 5808 Woodmere Drive. ...
Street Lights Not Lit at Night Along 3 Streets in Lamont
Tuesday, October 9, 2012, 08:22 AM
Description:
I wanted to report that along the following streets in Lamont there are street lights that are regularly not lit at night: Camino Oso, Camino Estrella, and Camino La Jolla. Can someone check these lights and see why they don't light up at night? ...
Smog/Truck Exhaust problem at Mt. Vernon & Niles, Bakersfield
Monday, September 10, 2012, 01:26 PM
Description:
I live immediately behind the parking lot of Vallarta on the corner of Mt. Vernon and Niles. This is near the area where Vallarta supermarket operates their bus shuttles and have a stop there in the parking lot. I cannot sit for long periods in my yard as fumes from the idling buses (which stay ru ...
Illegal Dumping - Bakersfield (vacant lot at Allen and Noriega)
Monday, August 20, 2012, 10:38 AM
Description:
I have seen a lot of trash being dumped, even some old furniture in the vacant lot on the corner of Allen Rd. and Noriega Rd. ...
Possible Dumping/Water Contamination in Arvin (Corner of Di Giorgio and Comanche)
Monday, August 13, 2012, 01:14 PM
Description:
This is a cold storage in the corner of Di Giorgio and Comanche (Green Valley). There is a strong odor coming from there. The facility notice that I been going there a lot so what they are doing is diminishing the odor by pouring detergent into the contaminated water. The first five picture was when ...
Weeds, trash, Graffiti, tumbleweeds in Shafter (Corner of Shafter Ave & Richland Ave)
Thursday, August 2, 2012, 09:04 PM
Description:
One mile south of Shafter in the unincorporated community called Smith Corner there is an extremely unsightly yard and boarded up home. Trash is everywhere and gang graffiti covers the home. Across the street tumbleweeds are piled up against an abandoned store. Video attached. ...
Large Gas Flare just north of Shafter
Friday, July 27, 2012, 01:00 PM
Description:
This flare burns continuously just southwest of the corner of Mannel and Merced less than one mile north of Shafter. Sometimes, like today, the flames are 10 ft in length. Other days the flames are smaller. An oil field worker commented that they were unable to sell the natural gas coming up with ...
Covanta Delano Power Plant
Tuesday, July 24, 2012, 01:04 PM
Description:
Delano Covanta Inc Company Information 31500 Pond Rd Delano, CA, United States (661) 792-3067 There is strong odor and cloud of something at the middle of the night as you pass thru Hwy 99. ...
Illegal Dumping
Tuesday, July 17, 2012, 10:45 AM
Description:
Illegal Dumping at the Corner of Hall Rd. and Main St. in Lamont, CA Behind Little Caesars Pizza (in an alley)!!! ...
No sidewalks and damaged streets
Sunday, July 8, 2012, 12:03 PM
Description:
hello i live on the outside of Lamont in front of the new apartments. We have no sidewalks and all the streets have big cracks. My Grandma is sick and needs to depend on a electric chair. There is no sidewalk for her to go on and the streets are really bad. I am scared for her safety because she has ...
vandalism with graffiti
Thursday, July 5, 2012, 01:26 PM
Description:
on the corners of Pioneer Drive and Dorothy St, East Bakersfield, there is a lot of graffiti on a wall, and that is the route kids use to go to school and it is not a good thing for kids to see, it gives the impression that it's ok to vandalize other people's properties ...
trash on streets
Thursday, July 5, 2012, 01:21 PM
Description:
there is a lot of trash on the corners of Sterling Rd. and Pioneer Drive, East Bakersfield. there are shopping carts, old tires, and many other things, it looks bad. please send this report to the agency in charge of cleaning our streets, i think it is county not city. ...
General concerns re: Kern Oil & Refining Company
Monday, July 2, 2012, 11:14 PM
Description:
At spring KEEN Task Force meetings, community members expressed general concerns regarding environmental contamination and workplace safety. ...
Trash & Tumbleweeds on Sycamore Road between Walnut Drive and Meyer Street, Arvin
Monday, July 2, 2012, 04:35 PM
Description:
There's trash and tumbleweeds on Sycamore Road between Walnut Drive and Meyer Street. ...
Garbage along Tejon Highway between California Route 223 and 5th Avenue, Arvin
Monday, July 2, 2012, 03:16 PM
Description:
There's a lot of garbage along the Tejon Highway between California Route 223 and 5th Avenue (near the railroad tracks). The trash has been there for more than a month and even includes some big items, like a couch. ...
Weedpatch/Lamont Sump Holes
Monday, July 2, 2012, 01:56 PM
Description:
In May/June, KEEN Task Force members identified three sump holes in Weedpatch/Lamont blocked by lots of trash. Kern County Code Enforcement cleaned up two of the three sump holes already. The Task Force will discuss the status of the third sump hole (in Lamont at entrance to Alicante Ave behind the ...
Abandoned, vandalized model homes in Arvin (at La Rosa Ave. and S. Comanche Dr.)
Monday, July 2, 2012, 01:54 PM
Description:
estas casas estan abandonadas y los bandalos las usan para hacer grafity ademas que son mal aspecto para la ciudad ya que estan llenas de basura pueden causar un insendio. por favor que alguien tome cartas en el asunto.por salud para nuestros ninos. These houses are abandoned and vandals mark them ...
Brown & Bryant - Arvin
Sunday, July 1, 2012, 12:00 PM
Description:
Site is not in proper condition – there are some holes in the blacktop, unclear how far down the holes go. Grass is also growing through the blacktop in some places. Concern is that rainwater is reaching contaminated soil and may be leaching into the community’s nearby drinking water in a well j ...
Trash In Lamont
Thursday, June 28, 2012, 01:05 PM
Description:
An alley near the corner of Hall Road and Main Street between Segrue and Hall in Lamont. There's lots of trash that includes couches etc. ...
Pedestrian cross
Wednesday, June 27, 2012, 01:28 PM
Description:
In Arvin drivers DO NOT respect Pedestrian crossings. Were asking for more police enforcement!!! ...
Oil Tank Explosion in Arvin
Thursday, June 21, 2012, 04:02 PM
Description:
1 dead, 1 injured in Kern County explosion The Associated Press Posted: 06/19/2012 01:05:45 PM PDT Updated: 06/19/2012 01:05:45 PM PDT ARVIN, Calif.—An oil tank explosion in Kern County has left one man dead and another person with severe burn injuries. Authorities tell the Bakersfield Cali ...
Coal Ash Disposal Question
Tuesday, June 12, 2012, 01:15 PM
Description:
Three power plants in Kern County are permitted to burn coal. All three are also permitted to burn clean biomass. They are: Mt Poso, Rio Bravo Poso, and Rio Bravo Jasmin. Since ash from incineration of coal is usually treated as a hazardous material and the ash from biomass is not, how are the t ...
Pesticide Drift from Vineyard near Weedpatch Highway & Fuller Drive
Monday, June 11, 2012, 07:46 AM
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On Monday, June 4, pesticide spray from Giumarra Vineyards near Weedpatch Highway & Fuller Drive (near Lamont) caused neighbors across the street to develop headaches, nausea and vomiting. Initial reports to Kern County Fire Department were that 13 people were affected, but once fire officials check ...
Community Recycling smog pollution
Saturday, June 9, 2012, 08:05 AM
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today at 8:00 a.m. I was passing by the Community Recycling Center and i noticed a clouds of smog in the facility located in the corner of bear mountain Blvd. and weedpatch Hwy in Arvin. the cloud was comming out of the machines they were operation, some was dust and some was kind of vapor comming o ...
Illegal Dumping Waste Oil & Tires
Friday, May 11, 2012, 01:40 PM
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Bakersfield City Solid Waste worker discovered this illegal dump of waste oil & used tires. Solid Waste Supervisor reported the incident to Bakersfield Fire Dept. who removed the waste oil for proper disposal and Bakersfield Solid Waste removed the tires for proper disposal, even though the illegal ...
Trash in Water Canals on H Street between Pacheco and White Lane
Wednesday, May 2, 2012, 05:02 PM
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Voicemail message from 3:04 PM Transcript: I'd like to report trash in the water canals going down H Street between Pacheco and White Lane. That is on H street. There's all sort of trash in there - laundry carts, shopping carts, baskets, I even think I saw a closet door. Thank you. ...
Delano:Pesticide spraying near between two nearby schools
Wednesday, May 2, 2012, 01:36 PM
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A field on Browning Road between 20th Ave and Cecil Ave was being sprayed while students were walking home. Students from La Vina Middle School and Morningside Elementary School were walking home on Browning Road while the field was being sprayed. School was dismissed early today because of State ...
Toxic Parks - Pioneer Park
Monday, April 30, 2012, 04:16 PM
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2) trash in 3 feet of water no signs or yellow tape childrens soccer field pioneer park both in bakersfield ca ...
Smoke from Open Fire
Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 01:41 PM
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These blown over almond trees (see video) were observed on April 13, 2012 burning near the corner of Los Angeles and Scaroni west of Shafter. The leaves were still green and the fire was making thick, black smoke. ...
toxic parks - Virginia Park
Monday, April 23, 2012, 10:58 PM
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1) illegal dumping across the street from childrens park virginia park less than 50 ft away dead animals,tires, lightbulbs,trash ...
standing water in dairy corral
Sunday, April 15, 2012, 01:19 PM
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On April 13, 2012, pools of water were observed in corrals at a dairy. The water was not draining away after the rain had stopped but soaking into the ground. ...
Street in Bad Shape (Winter Lane, Lamont)
Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 07:28 PM
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Esta calle no a sido pavimentada, se necesita ayuda de emergencia. Se han hecho peticiones por medio de otras entidades y no se ha hecho nada. This street isn't paved, and the situation is urgent. Requests have been made to various entities but no one's done anything about it yet. ...
Students Sickened After Pesticide Drifts Over Bus
Thursday, March 29, 2012, 01:06 PM
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Will there be a follow up of the incident in this article? BY JASON KOTOWSKI Californian staff writer jkotowski@bakersfield.com A school bus was hit with pesticide drift Thursday morning, prompting decontamination of 30 students. A crop duster dropped its load about 7:50 a.m. in the 25800 block of ...
Brown and Bryant Hazardous Waste Contaminated Site in Shafter
Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 12:21 PM
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This is an abandoned pesticide distribution site which was taken over by the City of Shafter and the Department of Toxic Substance Control. The ground at the site is contaminated with pesticides from many years ago. The site was fenced and closed over 30 years ago but judging by the grafiti that ke ...
Sulfur Spill in Bakersfield
Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 01:51 PM
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On Feb. 22, 2010, Bakersfield Fire Dept. responded to a reported hazrdous condition, yellow powder in roadway at 23rd & C Sts. Upon arrival, Company 1 noted a 50 pound bag of sulfur fertilizer, broken open with 3 lbs of product in the gutter. Haz-Mat crews removed the sulfur from the roadway, miti ...