List of Reports
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
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
Description:
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 ...