List of Reports
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
Description:
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
Description:
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
Description:
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
Description:
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
Description:
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
Description:
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
Description:
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
Description:
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
Description:
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
Description:
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
Description:
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
Description:
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 ...